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Square Footage worksheet

Grades 6–7 · CCSS 6.G.A.1, 7.G.B.4

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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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 key: Square Footage worksheet

  1. 1. Total area: 104 m²

    1. Find the area of section 1 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      16×132=104 m²
    2. Add 8% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      104×1+0.08=112.32 m²
    3. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      112.32 m²0.09290304=1,209.002418 ft²
    4. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      1,209.002418×$2.60=$3,143.41
  2. 2. Total area: 240 m²

    1. Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width

      14×10=140 m²
    2. Find the area of section 2 by multiplying its length by its width

      10×10=100 m²
    3. Add up the sections to get the total area

      140+100=240 m²
    4. Add 8% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      240×1+0.08=259.2 m²
    5. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      259.2 m²0.09290304=2,790.00558 ft²
    6. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      2,790.00558×$3.40=$9,486.02
  3. 3. Total area: 302.99 ft²

    1. Find the area of section 1 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(122)2=113.097336 ft²
    2. Find the area of section 2 by multiplying its length by its width

      14×7=98 ft²
    3. Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(92)2=63.617251 ft²
    4. Find the area of section 4 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(62)2=28.274334 ft²
    5. Add up the sections to get the total area

      113.097336+98+63.617251+28.274334=302.988921 ft²
    6. Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      302.988921×1+0.09=330.257924 ft²
    7. Turn the area into square meters: one square ft is 0.09290304 m²

      302.988921×0.09290304=28.148592 m²
    8. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      330.257924×$2.80=$924.72
  4. 4. Total area: 225.54 yd²

    1. Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width

      11×9=99 yd²
    2. Find the area of section 2 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(62)2=28.274334 yd²
    3. Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(82)2=50.265482 yd²
    4. Find the area of section 4 by multiplying its length by its width

      6×8=48 yd²
    5. Add up the sections to get the total area

      99+28.274334+50.265482+48=225.539816 yd²
    6. Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      225.539816×1+0.09=245.8384 yd²
    7. Turn the area into square meters: one square yd is 0.83612736 m²

      225.539816×0.83612736=188.580011 m²
    8. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      205.552212 m²0.09290304=2,212.545598 ft²
    9. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      2,212.545598×$3.80=$8,407.67
  5. 5. Total area: 291.73 cm²

    1. Find the area of section 1 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(132)2=132.73229 cm²
    2. Find the area of section 2 by multiplying its length by its width

      14×6=84 cm²
    3. Find the area of section 3 by multiplying its length by its width

      10×4=40 cm²
    4. Find the area of section 4 by multiplying its length by its width

      5×5=25 cm²
    5. Find the area of section 5 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      5×42=10 cm²
    6. Add up the sections to get the total area

      132.73229+84+40+25+10=291.73229 cm²
    7. Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      291.73229×1+0.09=317.988196 cm²
    8. Turn the area into square meters: one square cm is 0.0001 m²

      291.73229×0.0001=0.029173 m²
    9. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      0.031799 m²0.09290304=0.34228 ft²
    10. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      0.34228×$4.20=$1.44
  6. 6. Total area: 214.53 in²

    1. Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width

      9×9=81 in²
    2. Find the area of section 2 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(112)2=95.033178 in²
    3. Find the area of section 3 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      7×62=21 in²
    4. Find the area of section 4 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      7×52=17.5 in²
    5. Add up the sections to get the total area

      81+95.033178+21+17.5=214.533178 in²
    6. Add 10% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      214.533178×1+0.1=235.986496 in²
    7. Turn the area into square meters: one square in is 0.00064516 m²

      214.533178×0.00064516=0.138408 m²
    8. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      0.152249 m²0.09290304=1.638795 ft²
    9. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      1.638795×$4.00=$6.56
  7. 7. Total area: 25 ft²

    1. Find the area of section 1 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      10×52=25 ft²
    2. Add 13% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      25×1+0.13=28.25 ft²
    3. Turn the area into square meters: one square ft is 0.09290304 m²

      25×0.09290304=2.322576 m²
    4. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      28.25×$3.80=$107.35
  8. 8. Total area: 113.1 cm²

    1. Find the area of section 1 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(122)2=113.097336 cm²
    2. Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      113.097336×1+0.09=123.276096 cm²
    3. Turn the area into square meters: one square cm is 0.0001 m²

      113.097336×0.0001=0.01131 m²
    4. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      0.012328 m²0.09290304=0.132693 ft²
    5. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      0.132693×$3.80=$0.50
  9. 9. Total area: 257.54 yd²

    1. Find the area of section 1 by multiplying its length by its width

      10×11=110 yd²
    2. Find the area of section 2 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      14×72=49 yd²
    3. Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(82)2=50.265482 yd²
    4. Find the area of section 4 by multiplying its length by its width

      5×4=20 yd²
    5. Find the area of section 5 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(62)2=28.274334 yd²
    6. Add up the sections to get the total area

      110+49+50.265482+20+28.274334=257.539816 yd²
    7. Add 10% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      257.539816×1+0.1=283.293798 yd²
    8. Turn the area into square meters: one square yd is 0.83612736 m²

      257.539816×0.83612736=215.336087 m²
    9. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      236.869695 m²0.09290304=2,549.644182 ft²
    10. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      2,549.644182×$3.80=$9,688.65
  10. 10. Total area: 143.77 yd²

    1. Find the area of section 1 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      15×92=67.5 yd²
    2. Find the area of section 2 (a triangle): base times height, halved, because a triangle is half a rectangle

      12×82=48 yd²
    3. Find the area of section 3 (a circle): π (about 3.14) times half the diameter, squared

      π×(62)2=28.274334 yd²
    4. Add up the sections to get the total area

      67.5+48+28.274334=143.774334 yd²
    5. Add 9% extra for offcuts and mistakes, so you buy enough material

      143.774334×1+0.09=156.714024 yd²
    6. Turn the area into square meters: one square yd is 0.83612736 m²

      143.774334×0.83612736=120.213654 m²
    7. Put the area in ft² to match your price (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

      131.032883 m²0.09290304=1,410.426215 ft²
    8. Multiply the area including waste by the price per ft²

      1,410.426215×$2.40=$3,385.02