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Square Footage worksheet
Grades 6–7 · CCSS 6.G.A.1, 7.G.B.4
Calcapedia Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.
- 1.
Problem 1. - Measurement unit: Meters (m)
- Number of sections: 1
- Section 1 shape: Triangle
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 16
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 13
- Waste allowance: 8%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $2.60 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 2.
Problem 2. - Measurement unit: Meters (m)
- Number of sections: 2
- Section 1 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 14
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 10
- Section 2 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 2 length (or triangle base): 10
- Section 2 width (or triangle height): 10
- Waste allowance: 8%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $3.40 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 3.
Problem 3. - Measurement unit: Feet (ft)
- Number of sections: 4
- Section 1 shape: Circle
- Section 1 diameter: 12
- Section 2 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 2 length (or triangle base): 14
- Section 2 width (or triangle height): 7
- Section 3 shape: Circle
- Section 3 diameter: 9
- Section 4 shape: Circle
- Section 4 diameter: 6
- Waste allowance: 9%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $2.80 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 4.
Problem 4. - Measurement unit: Yards (yd)
- Number of sections: 4
- Section 1 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 11
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 9
- Section 2 shape: Circle
- Section 2 diameter: 6
- Section 3 shape: Circle
- Section 3 diameter: 8
- Section 4 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 4 length (or triangle base): 6
- Section 4 width (or triangle height): 8
- Waste allowance: 9%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $3.80 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 5.
Problem 5. - Measurement unit: Centimeters (cm)
- Number of sections: 5
- Section 1 shape: Circle
- Section 1 diameter: 13
- Section 2 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 2 length (or triangle base): 14
- Section 2 width (or triangle height): 6
- Section 3 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 3 length (or triangle base): 10
- Section 3 width (or triangle height): 4
- Section 4 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 4 length (or triangle base): 5
- Section 4 width (or triangle height): 5
- Section 5 shape: Triangle
- Section 5 length (or triangle base): 5
- Section 5 width (or triangle height): 4
- Waste allowance: 9%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $4.20 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 6.
Problem 6. - Measurement unit: Inches (in)
- Number of sections: 4
- Section 1 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 9
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 9
- Section 2 shape: Circle
- Section 2 diameter: 11
- Section 3 shape: Triangle
- Section 3 length (or triangle base): 7
- Section 3 width (or triangle height): 6
- Section 4 shape: Triangle
- Section 4 length (or triangle base): 7
- Section 4 width (or triangle height): 5
- Waste allowance: 10%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $4 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 7.
Problem 7. - Measurement unit: Feet (ft)
- Number of sections: 1
- Section 1 shape: Triangle
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 10
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 5
- Waste allowance: 13%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $3.80 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 8.
Problem 8. - Measurement unit: Centimeters (cm)
- Number of sections: 1
- Section 1 shape: Circle
- Section 1 diameter: 12
- Waste allowance: 9%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $3.80 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 9.
Problem 9. - Measurement unit: Yards (yd)
- Number of sections: 5
- Section 1 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 10
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 11
- Section 2 shape: Triangle
- Section 2 length (or triangle base): 14
- Section 2 width (or triangle height): 7
- Section 3 shape: Circle
- Section 3 diameter: 8
- Section 4 shape: Rectangle or square
- Section 4 length (or triangle base): 5
- Section 4 width (or triangle height): 4
- Section 5 shape: Circle
- Section 5 diameter: 6
- Waste allowance: 10%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $3.80 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
- 10.
Problem 10. - Measurement unit: Yards (yd)
- Number of sections: 3
- Section 1 shape: Triangle
- Section 1 length (or triangle base): 15
- Section 1 width (or triangle height): 9
- Section 2 shape: Triangle
- Section 2 length (or triangle base): 12
- Section 2 width (or triangle height): 8
- Section 3 shape: Circle
- Section 3 diameter: 6
- Waste allowance: 9%
- Cost per unit area (optional): $2.40 per ft²
Find: Total area
Answer
Answer key: Square Footage worksheet
Calcapedia 1. Total area: 104 m²
Find the area of section 1 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Add 8% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
2. Total area: 240 m²
Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 2 by multiplying its length by its width
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 8% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
3. Total area: 302.99 ft²
Find the area of section 1 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 2 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 4 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square ft is 0.09290304 m²
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
4. Total area: 225.54 yd²
Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 2 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 4 by multiplying its length by its width
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square yd is 0.83612736 m²
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
5. Total area: 291.73 cm²
Find the area of section 1 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 2 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 3 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 4 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 5 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square cm is 0.0001 m²
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
6. Total area: 214.53 in²
Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 2 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 3 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Find the area of section 4 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 10% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square in is 0.00064516 m²
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
7. Total area: 25 ft²
Find the area of section 1 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Add 13% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square ft is 0.09290304 m²
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
8. Total area: 113.1 cm²
Find the area of section 1 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square cm is 0.0001 m²
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
9. Total area: 257.54 yd²
Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 2 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Find the area of section 4 by multiplying its length by its width
Find the area of section 5 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 10% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square yd is 0.83612736 m²
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²
10. Total area: 143.77 yd²
Find the area of section 1 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Find the area of section 2 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle
Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared
Add up the sections to get the total area
Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material
Turn the area into square meters: one square yd is 0.83612736 m²
Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)
Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²