Coordinate Plane Word Problems

Coordinate Plane Word Problems

Read each word problem carefully and answer the questions. You may use the coordinate plane provided for plotting points.

1. A treasure map shows the location of a hidden treasure at point (3, -2). Plot this point on the coordinate plane below.

2. Sarah's house is located at (-4, 1) and her school is at (2, 1). Plot both points on the coordinate plane above and draw a line connecting them.

3. A bird flew from point (1, 5) to point (1, -3). The distance the bird flew is   units.

4. A robot moved from (-2, 4) to (5, 4). The horizontal distance the robot traveled is   units.

5. A rectangular garden has vertices at (1, 2), (1, 7), (5, 7), and (5, 2). What is the area of the garden?

6. A square park has corners at (-3, -3), (2, -3), (2, 2), and (-3, 2). What is the perimeter of the park?

7. The point (0, 0) is called the origin on the coordinate plane.

8. Points in the first quadrant have both positive x and positive y coordinates.

9. A delivery truck starts at (0, 0), drives 5 units east, then 3 units north. What are the final coordinates of the truck?

10. A designer is creating a pattern using points on a coordinate plane. If one point is at (-2, -5) and another is at (4, -5), what is the distance between these two points?