IXL | Area, perimeter, and volume: word problems

Stir-fry is Stefan's favorite food to cook, but it always makes a lot of smoke! Stefan needs to know the volume of his kitchen so he can buy a fan that is the right size. Stefan's kitchen has a floor area of 85 square feet. The height of the ceiling is 8 feet. What is the volume of Stefan's kitchen?

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question

A rectangular price tag is 10 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is its area?

square centimeters

key idea

The area of a rectangle is the length times the width.

solution

	10
4		4
	10

Multiply the length times the height:

4 × 10 = 40

The area is 40 square centimeters.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Volume of rectangular prisms

Lesson: Area of rectangles

Lesson: Perimeter

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

TT.1Area of squares and rectangles

SS.1Perimeter with whole number side lengths

UU.5Volume of cubes and rectangular prisms