πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A playing field is 10 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo's garden has an area of 20 square meters. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A playing field is 10 meters long and 10 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Lily 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 B
- CPen A
7A rug in Leo's room is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Zoe paints a picture that is 8 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 30 yards
- 2. 30 square meters
- 3. 18 square feet
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 100 square meters
- 6. C (Pen A)
- 7. 40 square feet
- 8. 26 meters
- 9. 72 square inches
- 10. 28 meters
- 11. 22 meters
- 12. 18 feet
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