πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Priya's room is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Omar walks all the way around a park that is 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 22 meters in all. The yard is 7 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Sam has 26 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 4 feet by 9 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 11 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BPen B
- CBoth the same
9Maya has 16 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 5 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 4 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
10A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Leo's garden has an area of 18 square feet. It is 3 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 square feet
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 18 meters
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 4 meters
- 6. 18 yards
- 7. 10 meters
- 8. A (Pen A)
- 9. A (Pen B)
- 10. 24 square meters
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 18 yards
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