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Complexity=1, Mode=basic
Solve. Answer with proper units. To represent m2, use "sq m". Sample answer:
"5 sq m".
1. The area of a rectangular rug is 60
yd2.
If the width of the rug is 10 yd, what is
the
length of the rug?

2. The perimeter of a rectangular rug is 32

yd.
If the width of the rug is 8 yd, what is the
length of the rug?

Complexity=1, Mode=med
Solve. Answer with proper units. To represent m2, use "sq m". Sample answer:
"5 sq m".
1. Jose wants new carpeting for his living
room.
His living room is an 8 m by 8 m rectangle.
How
much carpeting does he need to buy to
cover his
entire living room?

2. Joe has a rectangular herb garden that

is 8 ft
long and 10 ft wide. What length of fencing
does
he need to fence in his entire garden?

Complexity=1, Mode=adv
Solve. Answer with proper units. To represent m2, use "sq m". Sample answer:
"5 sq m".
1. Tiffany is making a display board for
the school play.
The display board is a 9 ft by 9 ft rectangle.
If
ribbon costs $1 per foot, how much will it
cost to add
a ribbon border around the entire display
board?

2. Patricia has a rectangular flower

garden that is 10 ft
long and 2 ft wide. One bag of soil can
cover 10
ft2. How many bags will she need to cover
the entire garden?
bags

Answers
Complexity=1, Mode=basic
Solve. Answer with proper units. To represent m2, use "sq m". Sample answer:
"5 sq m".

Problem

The area of a rectangular rug is 60 yd2.

1 If the width of the rug is 10 yd, what is the
length of the rug?

Correct Answer

Your Answer

6 yd

Solution
Area = 10 yd length = 60 yd2
length = 6 yd

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

The perimeter of a rectangular rug is 32 yd.

2 If the width of the rug is 8 yd, what is the
length of the rug?

8 yd

Solution
Perimeter = 2 (8 yd + length) = 32 yd
length = 8 yd

Complexity=1, Mode=med
Solve. Answer with proper units. To represent m2, use "sq m". Sample answer:
"5 sq m".

Problem

Jose wants new carpeting for his living room.

His living room is an 8 m by 8 m rectangle. How
1
much carpeting does he need to buy to cover his
entire living room?

Correct Answer Your Answer

64 sq m

Solution
You need to find the area for this problem.
Area = 8 m 8 m = 64 m2

Problem

Joe has a rectangular herb garden that is 8 ft

2 long and 10 ft wide. What length of fencing does
he need to fence in his entire garden?

Correct Answer

Your Answer

36 ft

Solution
You need to find the perimeter for this problem.
Perimeter = 2 (8 ft + 10 ft) = 36 ft

Complexity=1, Mode=adv
Solve. Answer with proper units. To represent m2, use "sq m". Sample answer:
"5 sq m".

Problem

Tiffany is making a display board for the school play.

The display board is a 9 ft by 9 ft rectangle. If
1
ribbon costs $1 per foot, how much will it cost to add
a ribbon border around the entire display board?

Correct Answer Your Answer

$36

Solution
Find the perimter first and then calculate the cost of the ribbon.
Perimeter = 2 (9 ft + 9 ft) = 36 ft
Cost = 36 ft $1 / ft = $36

Problem

Patricia has a rectangular flower garden that is 10 ft

long and 2 ft wide. One bag of soil can cover 10
2 2
ft . How many bags will she need to cover
the entire garden?

Correct Answer Your Answer

bags
2

Solution
Find the area first and then calculate how many bags are needed.
Area = 10 ft * 2 ft = 20 ft2
# bags = 20 ft2 10 ft2/bag = 2 bags