3.MD.7 — Area of Rectangles & Distributive Property

Read each problem carefully, then find the area by multiplying length times width or using the distributive property.

1. 1.Mia is tiling her bathroom floor. The floor is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is the area of the bathroom floor?
2. 2.A school garden is shaped like a rectangle. It is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the garden?
3. 3.Jake is painting a rectangular wall that is 9 feet long and 6 feet wide. What is the total area he needs to paint?
4. 4.A rectangular rug in the classroom is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is the area of the rug?
5. 5.A rectangular piece of construction paper is 11 inches long and 8 inches wide. What is the area of the paper?
6. 6.The school cafeteria has a rectangular floor that is 12 meters long and 9 meters wide. What is the area of the cafeteria floor?
7. 7.A vegetable garden is divided into two sections. One section is 3 feet wide and 5 feet long, and the other section is 3 feet wide and 4 feet long. Using the distributive property, what is the total area of the garden? (Hint: 3 × (5 + 4))
8. 8.Lucas wants to find the area of a rectangle that is 6 inches long and 7 inches wide. What is the area?
9. 9.A swimming pool at the park is 10 meters long and 6 meters wide. What is the area of the pool?
10. 10.A rectangular poster on the wall is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the area of the poster?
11. 11.A playground is shaped like a rectangle. It is 11 yards long and 7 yards wide. What is the area of the playground?
12. 12.Sofia is decorating a rectangular card. The card is 9 inches long and 4 inches wide. What is the area of the card?
13. 13.A rectangular tabletop is 8 feet long. You can split the width into two parts: 3 feet and 2 feet. Using the distributive property, what is the total area of the tabletop? (Hint: 8 × (3 + 2))
14. 14.A rectangular field is 12 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the field?
15. 15.The art room has a rectangular floor that is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. What is the area of the art room floor?
16. 16.A rectangular piece of fabric is 6 inches wide. It can be split into two lengths: 7 inches and 3 inches. Using the distributive property, find the total area of the fabric. (Hint: 6 × (7 + 3))
17. 17.Noah is laying square tiles on a rectangular patio. The patio is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of tile does he need?
18. 18.A rectangular bulletin board is 11 inches long and 6 inches wide. What is the area of the bulletin board?
19. 19.A rectangular sandbox is 4 meters wide. The length can be broken into two parts: 5 meters and 2 meters. Using the distributive property, find the total area of the sandbox. (Hint: 4 × (5 + 2))
20. 20.Emma has a rectangular quilt that is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. What is the area of the quilt?
21. 21.A rectangular skating rink is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the skating rink?
22. 22.A rectangular window is 5 feet wide. Its height can be split into two parts: 4 feet and 2 feet. Using the distributive property, what is the total area of the window? (Hint: 5 × (4 + 2))