πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 32 feet. One side is 10 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 meters long and 10 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Priya has 20 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 5 feet by 5 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen A
- CPen B
5Sam has 24 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 8 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BBoth the same
- CPen B
6Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 3 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 feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A playing field is 10 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Lily's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Omar's garden is 7 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11A rug in Omar's room is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square meters
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 32 meters
- 4. C (Pen B)
- 5. A (Pen A)
- 6. 18 square yards
- 7. 24 square feet
- 8. 30 square meters
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. 14 square meters
- 11. 45 square feet
- 12. 80 square feet
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