Area by Counting — Word Problems is a free printable Grade 3 math worksheet on tiling a floor, or finding the side a rug must have, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.C.6. 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.A rug covers 32 square units. It is 4 units long. How wide is it?
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2.A rug covers 63 square units. It is 7 units long. How wide is it?
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3.A rug covers 32 square units. It is 8 units long. How wide is it?
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4.A rug covers 36 square units. It is 9 units long. How wide is it?
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5.Tomas tiles a floor 6 tiles long and 7 tiles wide with square tiles. How many tiles are needed?
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6.A rug covers 16 square units. It is 4 units long. How wide is it?
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LessonPrint · 3.MD.C.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Area by Counting — Word Problems
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.32 ÷ 4 = 8
2.63 ÷ 7 = 9
3.32 ÷ 8 = 4
4.36 ÷ 9 = 4
5.6 × 7 = 42
6.16 ÷ 4 = 4
Questions about Area by Counting — Word Problems
What does the Area by Counting — Word Problems worksheet cover?
It practices tiling a floor, or finding the side a rug must have — 6 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.MD.C.6: Find area by counting squares. 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 Counting — Word Problems practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.6 — 3.MD.C.6, under Measurement & Data for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Measure areas by counting unit squares.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Area by Counting — Word Problems is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.MD.C.6, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Area by Counting — 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 Counting — 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 Counting — Word Problems free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Area by Counting — 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.