πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 32 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 11 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 12 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BPen B
- CBoth the same
2Two gardens each have an area of 16 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 8 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 4 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
3Aiden's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A playing field is 4 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Zoe has 30 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 13 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 11 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BBoth the same
- CPen A
9Sam paints a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
10Two gardens each have an area of 36 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 18 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 12 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
11Two gardens each have an area of 18 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 9 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BGarden A
- CBoth the same
12Omar's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. A (Pen A)
- 2. B (Garden A)
- 3. 25 square meters
- 4. 32 square meters
- 5. 12 square feet
- 6. 10 square yards
- 7. 22 square meters
- 8. A (Pen B)
- 9. 36 square centimeters
- 10. C (Garden A)
- 11. B (Garden A)
- 12. 34 square meters
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