Area & Perimeter Practice Problems
Grades 4-7 · 5 problems
Practice calculating the area and perimeter of various shapes. Use the formulas and your knowledge of geometry to solve these problems.
A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its area?
A square has a side length of 6 inches. What is its perimeter?
A rectangular garden is 12 meters long and 7 meters wide. You want to build a fence around it. How many meters of fencing do you need?
A square room has an area of 81 square feet. What is the length of one side of the room?
A complex shape is formed by combining two rectangles. Rectangle A is 5 cm by 4 cm, and Rectangle B is 3 cm by 6 cm. If the 3 cm side of Rectangle B is attached to the 4 cm side of Rectangle A, what is the perimeter of the resulting shape?
Common Mistakes
- Forgetting to use the correct units (e.g., cm², meters)
- Confusing area and perimeter formulas
- Not accounting for all sides when calculating perimeter of irregular shapes