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Finding Areas Word Problems Worksheet

Work out the area of squares and rectangles in five everyday word problems.
Grades
Grades 3–5, Elementary
Pages
1
File type
PDF
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Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
Math, Geometry
Topic
Area Word Problems, Squares
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Worksheets
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What's inside this resource

This worksheet is a great way for students to practice finding the area of squares and rectangles in real life word problems. This is a skill that is essential for students to master and this worksheet is a great way for them to practice.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Use the dimensions in a word problem to determine the area of a square or rectangle.

Teaching tips

  • Have students sketch and label the shapes before calculating. For the wall questions, ask which areas need to be added together.

Skills covered

  • Interpreting measurement problems

  • Combining areas

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Which measurement units appear?

The problems include feet, inches and meters; the download keeps those original units.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Area of rectangles

  • Area of squares

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