πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 30 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 7 feet by 8 feet. Pen B would be 6 feet by 9 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
2The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two gardens each have an area of 18 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 6 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 9 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
5Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 10 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 yards. One side is 6 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
10The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Two gardens each have an area of 12 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 4 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
12A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. B (Pen A)
- 2. 33 square meters
- 3. 30 meters
- 4. C (Garden B)
- 5. 28 feet
- 6. 24 meters
- 7. 28 feet
- 8. 30 centimeters
- 9. 5 yards
- 10. 24 square meters
- 11. C (Garden B)
- 12. 26 meters
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