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Math Busters Word Problems Reproducible WorksheetsReproducible Worksheetsfor:Geometry Word ProblemsNo Problem!These worksheets are reproducible for educational use only and are not for resale. 2010 Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Math Busters Word Problems Reproducible WorksheetsReproducible Worksheets for:Geometry Word ProblemsNo Problem!These worksheets practice math concepts explained in Geometry Word Problems:No Problem! (ISBN: 978-0-7660-3368-9), written by Rebecca Wingard-Nelson.Math Busters Word Problems reproducible worksheets are designed to help teachers,parents, and tutors use the books from the Math Busters Word Problems series in theclassroom and the home. The answers to the problems are contained in the Answerssection starting on page 56.Teachers, librarians, tutors, and parents are granted permission and encouraged tomake photocopies of these worksheets.These worksheets are reproducible for educational use only and are not for resale. 2010 Enslow Publishers, Inc.Visit www.enslow.com and search for the Math Busters Word Problems series todownload worksheets for the following titles:Algebra Word ProblemsNo Problem!978-0-7660-3367-2Graphing and Probability Word ProblemsNo Problem!978-0-7660-3372-6Fraction and Decimal Word ProblemsNo Problem!978-0-7660-3371-9Math Measurement Word ProblemsNo Problem!978-0-7660-3369-6Geometry Word ProblemsNo Problem!978-0-7660-3368-9Multiplication and Division Word ProblemsNo Problem!978-0-7660-3370-2Titles in this series can be purchased directly from:Enslow Publishers, Inc.40 Industrial Road, Box 398Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398Phone: 1-800-398-2504email: customerservice@enslow.comWeb Page: http://www.enslow.com1
Name DateProblem-Solving Steps1.What are the four problem-solving steps?2. What can you do to help yourself understand aquestion?3. Name at least three plans you can use to solve mathproblems.4. What should you do if your plan for solving a problemdoes not work?5. How can reviewing the problem after you have ananswer help you in the future? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only.2
Name DateProblem-Solving StepsJennifer wants to double the size of her work area. Shehas an area of 116 square feet. How much work area doesJennifer want?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Is the math correct? What other plan could you use to solve this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only.3
Name DateBasic Geometry TermsFive friends are standing in a circle. How many differentline segments can be drawn that connect two friends?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:4
Name DateBasic Geometry TermsHarrison drew a line on a map from his home to his job.Does this sentence use correct geometric terms? Why orwhy not?Beth jogged from the weight benchto the water fountain. In the diagram,what is the geometric term for therepresentation of the weight benchand the water fountain? Draw thepath Beth jogged. What is thegeometric term for therepresentation of Beth’s path?weightbenchrowingmachinewaterfountain Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:5
Name DateLinesZach told Tina to meethim at the corner ofHarding Street andWarring Road. Accordingto the map, is this possible?Why or why not?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:6
Name DateLine RelationshipsPickleball is a racquet sport that is played with a wiffleball and a hard paddle. The dimensions of the court areshown in the diagram.14 ft10 ftSERVICECENTERLINEBASE LINENON-VOLLEY ZONE15 ftNETSERVICECENTERLINENON-VOLLEY ZONESIDE LINE10 ft15 ftWhich lines run parallel to the net?Which lines run perpendicular to the net?How are the side lines and base lines related? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:7
Name DateRays and AnglesTristan was riding his skateboard, jumped it in the air,spun once, and kept going in exactly the same direction.What was the angle of Tristan’s turn?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:8
Name DateRays and AnglesCossette is driving directly east on Liberty Road. Sheturns left to travel north on State Street. What angle turndid Cossette make?What is the measure of the angle that is formed by theminute hand and the hour hand on a clock at exactlynoon? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:9
Name DateAngle ClassificationThe inner tip of a flower petal is a 30 angle. If three ofthe petal tips are put together, what kind of angle isformed by the three tips together?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:10
Name DateAngle ClassificationTwo angles share a side. One of the angles measures 45 .The other angle measures 90 . What kind of angle is thecombined angle, and what is its measure?Theo ordered a round pizza and had it cut into eightslices. If each slice is exactly the same size, what type ofangle is the tip of each slice, and what is its measure? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:11
Name DateAngle RelationshipsAngle 1 has a measure of 62 . Angle 1 and angle 2 arecomplementary angles. What is the measure of /2?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:12
Name DateAngle RelationshipsTessy and Evan drew angles that are congruent. Tessydrew a 27 angle. What is the measure of the angle thatEvan drew?Jared has a 47 angle and needs to draw an angle that issupplementary to it. What should be the measure of theangle that Jared draws? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:13
Name DateIntersecting LinesAngle 1 and angle 2 are a linear pair. If the measure of /1is 54 , what is the measure of /2?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:14
Name DateIntersecting LinesetreStSpring Road and Bridge Streetintersect to form the fourangles shown.ge2idBr1Spring Road43The measure of the angle labeled 1 is 131 . What is themeasure of angle 2? How are angle 1 and angle 2 related?The measure of angle 1 is 131 . What is the measure ofangle 3? How are angle 1 and angle 3 related? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:15
Name DatePolygonsa. Which road sign is a rectangle?b. Name the shape of the crosswalk sign.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?Do you have all of the information you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:16
Name DatePolygonsA picture frame has six sides that are the same length.Name the shape of the frame.Macy’s dress is covered in three-sided green polygonsand five-sided purple polygons. Name the shapes of thepolygons. Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:17
Name DatePerimeterMadi is hanging a string of flowers on the perimeter ofa rectangular pool deck. The deck is 30 feet long and24 feet wide. How long does the string of flowers needto be?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:18
Name DatePerimeterBrigette is putting a border around a scrapbook cover.The cover is 12 inches tall and 14.5 inches wide. Howmuch border does Brigette need?Joe needs to put a fence around a square vegetablegarden with a side length of 12 yards. How many yards offence does he need? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:19
Name DateQuadrilateralsThis rectangular piece ofstained glass has beenmarked to cut. Classify thequadrilateral that is formedwhen the glass is cut.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:20
Name DateQuadrilateralsA figure has four congruent sides. It does not have anyright angles. Name the figure.Points are located at the center of each side of a square.The consecutive points are connected. What new figure isformed? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:21
Name DateTrianglesJewel cutters classify triangleswhen they describe the cut ofa stone. By appearance,classify the triangle shown onthe outlined face of this jewelby its angles and sides.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem? Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:22
Name DateTrianglesA triangle has side lengths of 2 inches, 2 inches, and3.5 inches. Classify the triangle by its sides.A triangle has angle measures of 110 , 45 , and 25 .Classify the triangle by its angle measure. Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:23
Name DateAngle SumsKari and Armanda are on the beach watching Steven surf.From where Kari is standing, there is a 45 angle betweenArmanda and Steven. Steven sees a 67 angle betweenKari and Armanda. What is the angle measure fromArmanda’s point between Kari and Steven?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:24
Name DateAngle SumsIn triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is 60 . Themeasure of angle B is 70 . What is the measure ofangle C?An isosceles triangle has one 110 angle. What are themeasures of the other two angles? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:25
Name DatePolygon Angle SumsWhat is the sum of measures of the interior angles of ahexagon?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:26
Name DatePolygon Angle SumsWhat is the sum of the measures of the interior angles ofa regular pentagon?What is the measure of each interior angle in a regularpentagon? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:27
Name DateTriangle SidesPatrick has two poles for the front end of his tent. Theyare each 6 feet long. Can Patrick set up the triangular endof his tent so that the bottom side is 10 feet wide?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:28
Name DateTriangle SidesThree straws are cut into pieces that are 3 inches,4 inches, and 6 inches long. Can they be put together toform a triangle?Can a triangle be formed with side lengths of 10 feet,8 feet and 19 feet? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:29
Name DateThe Pythagorean TheoremTelevisions are advertised by the length of the diagonalof their screen. An advertised 45-inch television is27 inches tall. How wide is the screen?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:30
Name DateThe Pythagorean TheoremOne leg length of a right triangle is 5 inches. The otherleg is 12 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm long. One ofthe legs is 24 cm long. How long is the other leg? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:31
Name DateAreaJane is covering her flower bed with mulch to help stopweeds from growing. What is the area of her flower bedif it is a rectangular space that is 22 feet long and 2 feetwide?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:32
Name DateAreaA square paper has a side length of 10 inches. What is thearea of the paper?A roll of wrapping paper is 1.5 meters wide and20 meters long. How many square meters ofwrapping paper are on the roll? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:33
Name DateParallelogram AreaLucia is painting a mural. Thebackground is slanted stripes,as shown on the right. To buypaint, she must know how manysquare feet she will be covering.What is the area of one stripe?6 ft2 ftRead and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:34
Name DateParallelogram AreaA parallelogram has a base of 3 inches and a height of12 inches. What is the area of the parallelogram?What is the area of a parallelogram with a height of 5 feetand a base of 8 feet? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:35
Name DateTriangle AreaThis diagram shows a sectionof a protected wetland thatis being studied. About howmany square kilometers arein the section?1.2 km3.1 kmRead and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:36
Name DateTriangle AreaA triangle has a base of 12 inches and a height of 3inches. What is the area of the triangle?What is the area of a triangle with a height of 6 metersand a base of 2 meters? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:37
Name DateCombined FiguresA prop for a school musicalis cut from a sheet ofcardboard. The shape isshown in the diagram. Whatis the area of the shape?4 ft4 ft2 ft4 ft8 ftRead and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:38
Name DateCombined FiguresA frame is made using a 9 inch by 12 inchpiece of wood. An 8 inch by 11 inch sectionis cut from the center of the wood.What is the area of the frame?12 ftHope is ordering new carpet for herL-shaped living room. What is the areaof the living room?14 ft14 ft27 ft Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:39
Name DateCirclesSeth’s mountain bike has 38 inches between the front andback tire axle. Each tire has a radius of 10 inches to theouter edge. What is the total length of the mountain bike?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:40
Name DateCirclesThree coins, each with a radius of 2 cm, are placed in arow. How long is the row from end to end?The diameter of a circle is 3 feet. What is the radius? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:41
Name DatePi and CircumferenceThe shape of a snare drum head is a circle. The diameterof the drum head is 14 inches. What is the circumference?Use 22/7 for p.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:42
Name DatePi and CircumferenceA bagel shop has a circular bagel sign in its parking lotwith a radius of 3.5 feet. The shop owner is putting astring light on the outline of the sign. How much lightingis needed?The circular lid of a barrel has a diameter of 196 centimeters. What is the circumference of the lid? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:43
Name DateCircle AreaThe path of a tornado shows that the vortex had a radiusof 26.4 meters when it touched down. What was the areaof the circular region covered by the tornado when ittouched down? Round to the nearest hundredth of asquare meter.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:44
Name DateCircle AreaA bagel shop has a circular bagel sign in its parking lotwith a radius of 3.5 feet. The shop owner is painting thefront of the sign with a waterproof sparkle paint. What isthe area of the front of the sign? Round to the nearesttenth.A canning jar lid has a diameter of 2.8 inches. What isthe area of the lid to the nearest hundredth of a squareinch? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:45
Name DateSimilar FiguresSydney’s senior picture package includes several sizes ofportraits. The smallest photo is a 1.5-inch wide and 2-inchtall rectangle. The largest photo is 12 inches wide and issimilar to the smallest photo. How tall is the largest photo?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:46
Name DateSimilar FiguresLayne made a collage out of similar triangles. The largesttriangle has a height of 4 centimeters and a base of3 centimeters. One of the smaller triangles has a height of8 millimeters. What is the length of the base?Julie drew a square with a side length of 2 inches. Shewants to draw three more squares that are similar to thefirst. Name three sizes of squares she could draw, andexplain how you found them. Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:47
Name DateClassify SolidsBarb got a package from her sister that was shipped in abox with two congruent pentagons on each end, andrectangular sides all around. Name the solid representedby the box.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:48
Name DateClassify SolidsWhat solid has one six-sided base and six triangularsides?Name two types of solids that are not polyhedrons. Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:49
Name DateVolumeA small plastic cube is exactly one cubic inch. A box ispacked tightly with 2 layers of the cubes. Each layer is 12cubes across and 6 cubes long. Find the volume of thebox in cubic inches.Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:50
Name DateVolumeWhat is the volume of a moving truck’s storage area thatis 8 feet tall, 20 feet long, and 12 feet across?A packing box is 12.5 inches high, 10 inches wide, and 11inches long. What is the volume of the packing box? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:51
Name DatePrism VolumeIndividual slices of pizza are sold in a box that is a triangular prism. The triangular base is 6 inches wide and hasa height of 6 inches. The box is 3 inches tall. What is thevolume of the box?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does your answer match the question? Does the answer make sense? Did your plan work for this problem? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:52
Name DatePrism VolumeThe base of a cylindrical can has an area of 3.6 squareinches and is 9 inches tall. What is the volume of the can?A carton of paper is 12 inches long, 4 inches wide, and18 inches deep. What is the volume of the box? Enslow Publishers, Inc. Sheets are reproducible for educational use only. Score:53
Name DateSurface AreaTwo boxes with the same volume contain soap for a fundraiser. Box A is 8 inches tall, 2 inches wide, and 6 inchesdeep. Box B is 9 inches tall, 3 inches wide, and 4 inchesdeep. Which box style has more surface area?Read and understand the problem. What does the problem ask you to find?What information do you need to solve the problem?Make a plan.How can you solve this problem?Solve the problem.Carry out your plan. Look back.Does
Geometry Word Problems No Problem! These worksheets practice math concepts explained in Geometry Word Problems: No Problem! (ISBN: 978-0-7660-3368-9), written by Rebecca Wingard-Nelson. Math Busters Word Problems reproducible worksheets are designed to help teachers, parents, and tutors use the books from t
