Rooms, gardens and fences

1. A room is 14 ft by 11 ft. How much carpet is needed, in square feet?

• 25
• 50
• 144
• 154

2. A garden is 20 m by 12 m. What is its area in square metres?

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3. That garden, 20 m by 12 m, is to be fenced. How many metres of fence?

• 32 m
• 62 m
• 64 m
• 240 m

4. A path 2 m wide runs along one 18 m side of a garden. What is the path's area in square metres?

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5. Two rooms measure 5 m by 6 m and 4 m by 6 m. What is the total floor area?

• 24 square metres
• 30 square metres
• 54 square metres
• 60 square metres

6. A square field has an area of 100 square metres. How long is one side in metres?

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7. A rectangle has an area of 72 square cm. Which pair of sides is possible?

• 8 and 9
• 7 and 9
• 6 and 11
• 8 and 8

8. A rectangle is 25 cm by 4 cm. What is its area in square cm?

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9. Which has the larger perimeter, a 10 by 2 rectangle or a 6 by 6 square?

• They are the same
• The rectangle
• The square
• You cannot tell

10. Two shapes with the same area must have the same perimeter.

• True
• False