Year 7 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 area & perimeter worksheet.
Year 7 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 17 cm long and 6 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 102 cm2
- A = length × width = 17 × 6
- = 102 cm2
2.A rectangle is 24 m long and 17 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 408 m2
- A = length × width = 24 × 17
- = 408 m2
3.An L-shape is made from a 19 mm by 9 mm rectangle joined to a 13 mm by 10 mm rectangle. Find the total area.
Answer: 301 mm2
- Rectangle 1: 19 × 9 = 171
- Rectangle 2: 13 × 10 = 130
- Total: 171 + 130 = 301 mm2
4.A rectangle is 13 mm long and 4 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 52 mm2
- A = length × width = 13 × 4
- = 52 mm2
5.An L-shape is made from a 29 m by 10 m rectangle joined to a 10 m by 5 m rectangle. Find the total area.
Answer: 340 m2
- Rectangle 1: 29 × 10 = 290
- Rectangle 2: 10 × 5 = 50
- Total: 290 + 50 = 340 m2
6.An L-shape is made from a 23 cm by 13 cm rectangle joined to a 10 cm by 15 cm rectangle. Find the total area.
Answer: 449 cm2
- Rectangle 1: 23 × 13 = 299
- Rectangle 2: 10 × 15 = 150
- Total: 299 + 150 = 449 cm2
7.An L-shape is made from a 8 cm by 3 cm rectangle joined to a 7 cm by 6 cm rectangle. Find the total area.
Answer: 66 cm2
- Rectangle 1: 8 × 3 = 24
- Rectangle 2: 7 × 6 = 42
- Total: 24 + 42 = 66 cm2
8.A triangle has a base of 10 mm and a perpendicular height of 8 mm. Find its area.
Answer: 40 mm2
- A = ½ × base × height = ½ × 10 × 8
- = 40 mm2
9.An L-shape is made from a 28 m by 2 m rectangle joined to a 21 m by 7 m rectangle. Find the total area.
Answer: 203 m2
- Rectangle 1: 28 × 2 = 56
- Rectangle 2: 21 × 7 = 147
- Total: 56 + 147 = 203 m2
10.A rectangle is 9 m long and 13 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 117 m2
- A = length × width = 9 × 13
- = 117 m2
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