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Area word problems

Grade 4 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Write the answer in square units.

  1. A rectangular garden has an area of 12 square meters. It is 4 m long. How wide is it?
  2. A rectangular garden has an area of 9 square meters. It is 3 m long. How wide is it?
  3. A rectangular vegetable bed is 6 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area?
  4. A rectangular patio is 6 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area?
  5. A rectangular patio has an area of 9 square meters. It is 3 m long. How wide is it?
  6. A rectangular patio has an area of 35 square meters. It is 5 m long. How wide is it?
  7. A rectangular vegetable bed has an area of 64 square meters. It is 8 m long. How wide is it?
  8. A rectangular patio is 6 m long and 3 m wide. What is its area?
  9. A rectangular garden has an area of 30 square meters. It is 6 m long. How wide is it?
  10. A rectangular classroom rug has an area of 12 square meters. It is 3 m long. How wide is it?
  11. A rectangular patio is 4 m long and 3 m wide. What is its area?
  12. A rectangular poster has an area of 80 square decimeters. It is 8 dm long. How wide is it?
  13. A rectangular poster is 9 dm long and 3 dm wide. What is its area?
  14. A rectangular patio has an area of 42 square meters. It is 6 m long. How wide is it?
  15. A rectangular poster has an area of 48 square decimeters. It is 6 dm long. How wide is it?
  16. A rectangular vegetable bed has an area of 24 square meters. It is 4 m long. How wide is it?
  17. A rectangular classroom rug has an area of 15 square meters. It is 5 m long. How wide is it?
  18. A rectangular vegetable bed has an area of 30 square meters. It is 6 m long. How wide is it?
  19. A rectangular garden has an area of 196 square meters. It is 14 m long. How wide is it?
  20. A rectangular patio is 4 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area?
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Answer key: Area word problems

  1. 3 m
  2. 3 m
  3. 54 square meters
  4. 42 square meters
  5. 3 m
  6. 7 m
  7. 8 m
  8. 18 square meters
  9. 5 m
  10. 4 m
  11. 12 square meters
  12. 10 dm
  13. 27 square decimeters
  14. 7 m
  15. 8 dm
  16. 6 m
  17. 3 m
  18. 5 m
  19. 14 m
  20. 28 square meters