Form 15: Real-World Coordinate Grid Word Problems

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   On a park map, the playground is at (2, 3) and the fountain is at (8, 3). Each unit represents 10 meters. How far apart are they?

2. MultiChoice

   A school yard layout forms a rectangle with vertices at (1, 1), (9, 1), (9, 6), and (1, 6) in kilometers. What is the length of the longer side?

3. MultiChoice

   A farmer fenced field has corners at (-3, 2), (5, 2), (5, -4), and (-3, -4) in meters. What is the total length of fencing needed (perimeter)?

4. MultiChoice

   A square garden bed is plotted at vertices (2, 4), (7, 4), (7, 9), and (2, 9) in feet. What is the area of the garden bed?

5. MultiChoice

   A city map grid places the Library at (-4, 5) and Town Hall at (-4, -3). Each unit represents 1 mile. How many miles apart are they?

6. MultiChoice

   A soccer field grid has vertices at (0, 0), (10, 0), (10, 6), and (0, 6) in yards. What is the length of the shorter side?

7. MultiChoice

   A campsite map has tent A at (-5, -2) and tent B at (3, -2). Each grid unit equals 5 feet. How many feet separate tent A and tent B?

8. MultiChoice

   A swimming pool grid design has vertices at (-2, -1), (4, -1), (4, 3), and (-2, 3) in meters. What is the perimeter of the pool?

9. MultiChoice

   A hiking trail forms a triangle with vertices at (1, 2), (7, 2), and (1, 10) in miles. What is the distance along the vertical trail segment?

10. MultiChoice

    A rectangular parking lot map has corners at (3, 1), (11, 1), (11, 7), and (3, 7) in meters. What is the area of the parking lot?

11. MultiChoice

    On a zoo map, the lion exhibit is at (-6, 4) and the zebra exhibit is at (2, 4). Each unit is 20 meters. What is the distance between them?

12. MultiChoice

    A square patio has vertices at (-1, -1), (5, -1), (5, 5), and (-1, 5) in meters. What is the perimeter of the patio?