πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two gardens each have an area of 16 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 4 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 8 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
2A rug covers 72 square meters of floor. It is 8 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A playing field is 8 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Two gardens each have an area of 20 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 5 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 10 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
5Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 34 feet in all. The yard is 9 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily has 14 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 4 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 5 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BPen B
- CBoth the same
8Zoe has 36 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 6 feet by 12 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 16 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
9Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 7 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Two gardens each have an area of 12 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 4 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
11A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya walks all the way around a park that is 9 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. C (Garden B)
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 16 square yards
- 4. B (Garden B)
- 5. 8 feet
- 6. 20 meters
- 7. A (Pen A)
- 8. B (Pen A)
- 9. 22 inches
- 10. A (Garden B)
- 11. 18 feet
- 12. 34 yards
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