πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 6 meters long and 9 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Lily's garden has an area of 8 square inches. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Aiden has 18 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 6 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 7 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
7Leo's garden is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 4 yards long and 10 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 9 inches wide and 10 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Two gardens each have an area of 20 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 10 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 5 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BGarden B
- CBoth the same
12Priya has 36 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 8 feet by 10 feet. Pen B would be 3 feet by 15 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 30 meters
- 2. 47 square meters
- 3. 16 yards
- 4. 4 inches
- 5. 22 meters
- 6. B (Pen A)
- 7. 54 square meters
- 8. 40 square yards
- 9. 38 inches
- 10. 11 square meters
- 11. A (Garden A)
- 12. B (Pen A)
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