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Area and Perimeter Word Problems

This document provides 10 word problems involving calculating areas and perimeters of various shapes such as triangles, rectangles, and squares. The problems include finding the area of vegetable gardens, wood pieces, brownies, computer screens, tables, and more. They also involve calculating total distances and amounts of materials needed like fencing and paint based on given dimensions.

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Area and Perimeter Word Problems

This document provides 10 word problems involving calculating areas and perimeters of various shapes such as triangles, rectangles, and squares. The problems include finding the area of vegetable gardens, wood pieces, brownies, computer screens, tables, and more. They also involve calculating total distances and amounts of materials needed like fencing and paint based on given dimensions.

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Area and Perimeter Word Problems

1. Joanna created a triangular shaped vegetable garden and needs to put down fertilizer to
cover the space. If the garden has a base of 1.4 m and a height of 2.6 m, how much
fertilizer will she need?
2. Sue bought a triangular shaped piece of wood with a height is 6 inches and a base of 2
inches. She plans to cover the front with a piece of fabric, how much fabric will she
need?
3. Before soccer practice Allyson jogs around the field that measures 100 yards by 65 yards
twice. How far will she jog?
4. A farmer needs to buy fencing to go around his garden. The garden is 200 feet long by
150 feet wide. How much fencing will he need?
5. Joel has brownies. The length of each brownie is 7cm and the width is 5 cm. Find the
area of the brownies.
6. Lucy is painting one wall in her bedroom. The wall measures 13 feet long and 9 feet
wide. If one can of paint covers 50 square feet will it be enough? Explain.
7. Andy wants to make a screen saver for his new computer. The screen is 32 inches long
by 18 inches wide. What is the area of the screen?
8. Amanda is building a garden in her yard. She wants to plant flowers around the garden.
If her garden is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide, how many feet of flowers will she have?
9. Lisa is buying a cover for her patio table. If the table is 5 feet on all sides, what is the
area of the cover?
10. Abby is going to ride her bike to her friend’s house that is 2.3 miles away. Then she is
going to ride her bike another 3.4 miles to Starbucks before heading home, which is
another 3.8 miles. She noticed on the map that her route is in the shape of a triangle.
How far will Abby ride her bike altogether?

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