Area and perimeter of rectangles, with word problems

Question 1

Luis wants a rectangular vegetable patch with an area of 16 m². It must be 4 m wide. How long must it be?

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Question 2

A patio is 20 m by 14 m. It is covered with square slabs that are 2 m by 2 m. How many slabs are needed?

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Question 3

Each small square is 1 square unit. A rectangle has 5 rows of 5 squares. What is its area, in square units?

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Question 4

A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 m. Its length is 11 m. What is its width, in m?

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Question 5

Yuki's rectangular poster has an area of 56 cm² and a width of 8 cm. What is its perimeter?

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Question 6

A rectangle has an area of 42 cm². One side is 7 cm. How long is the other side?

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Question 7

A square has a perimeter of 76 m. How long is each side?

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Question 8

A regular triangle has sides of 4 m. What is its perimeter, in m?

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Question 9

A rectangle is 9 ft long and 4 ft wide. What is its area in ft²?

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Question 10

An L-shape is made by cutting a 5 cm by 5 cm rectangle from the corner of a 9 cm by 9 cm rectangle. What is the area of the L-shape, in cm²?

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Question 11

Kai covers a rectangular floor 15 m by 6 m with carpet. How many square metres of carpet are needed?

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Question 12

What is the perimeter of a rectangle 8 m by 2 m, in m?

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Question 13

A garden is made of two rectangles: 3 yd × 3 yd and 2 yd × 6 yd. What is the total area, in yd²?

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Question 14

A shape with 6 sides has a perimeter of 59 cm. The known sides are 12 cm, 8 cm, 11 cm, 12 cm, 3 cm. How long is the missing side?

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Question 15

A rectangle has an area of 20 yd². One side is 10 yd. How long is the other side, in yd?

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Question 16

A rectangle has a perimeter of 28 cm. Its length is 5 cm. What is its width?

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