πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 18 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 6 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 5 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
2Zoe has 22 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 8 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 9 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BBoth the same
- CPen A
3Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 18 meters. One side is 6 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 meters. One side is 8 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8A rug covers 90 square inches of floor. It is 9 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10Priya has 34 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 4 feet by 13 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 15 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen A
- CPen B
11Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rug covers 60 square feet of floor. It is 6 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. A (Pen B)
- 2. C (Pen A)
- 3. 24 centimeters
- 4. 3 meters
- 5. 24 yards
- 6. 5 meters
- 7. 14 square meters
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 34 centimeters
- 10. B (Pen A)
- 11. 22 inches
- 12. 10 feet
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