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 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 B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
2A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya's garden has an area of 63 square meters. It is 7 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Leo walks all the way around a park that is 6 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 10 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Lily has 16 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 4 feet by 4 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 6 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
9A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A puppy pen is 7 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. C (Garden A)
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 9 meters
- 4. 27 square feet
- 5. 18 yards
- 6. 28 inches
- 7. 8 square feet
- 8. B (Pen A)
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 22 yards
- 12. 36 feet
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