New Worksheet - Surface Area Calculations

Practice surface area calculations for squares and rectangles with this worksheet.

To determine the area of a rectangle, multiply the width by the length.

Find the solutions to the following problems:
1. A rectangle is 5.9 inches long and 9.8 inches wide. What is the area?
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2. A rectangular board is 3.7 meters long and 0.17 meters wide. The cost for the board is 27 dollars per square meter. How much does this specific board cost?
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3. A table is 1.8 meters long and 1.2 meters wide. A table cloth is being sewn for this table, and the table cloth is to hang down 0.4 meters on each side. What is the area of the table cloth?
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4. The floor of a room is 23.5 meters long and 10.25 meters wide. It is being tiled with square tiles that have sides that are 0.75 meters long. How many tiles are needed to cover the entire floor?
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5. A carpenter wants to cut out a rectangular board that has an area of 18 square inches. The length of the board is to be 3 times the width of the board. What is the length? What is the width?
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