Area by Multiplying — Word Problems is a free printable Grade 3 math worksheet on area of a room or garden from its side lengths, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.C.7. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Suki's playground is a rectangle 10 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area?
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2.Aisha's classroom floor is a rectangle 3 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area?
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3.Tomas's playground is a rectangle 7 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area?
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4.Noor's classroom floor is a rectangle 5 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area?
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5.Dilan's patio is a rectangle 6 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area?
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6.Freya's patio is a rectangle 9 m long and 3 m wide. What is its area?
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LessonPrint · 3.MD.C.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Area by Multiplying — Word Problems
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.10 × 6 = 60 square m
2.3 × 5 = 15 square m
3.7 × 7 = 49 square m
4.5 × 4 = 20 square m
5.6 × 9 = 54 square m
6.9 × 3 = 27 square m
Questions about Area by Multiplying — Word Problems
What does the Area by Multiplying — Word Problems worksheet cover?
It practices area of a room or garden from its side lengths — 6 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.MD.C.7: Find area by multiplying side lengths. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Area by Multiplying — Word Problems practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7 — 3.MD.C.7, under Measurement & Data for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Area by Multiplying — Word Problems is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.MD.C.7, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Area by Multiplying — Word Problems come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Area by Multiplying — Word Problems can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Area by Multiplying — Word Problems free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Area by Multiplying — Word Problems, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.