πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rug in Priya's room is 2 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Omar paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 5 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6A playing field is 9 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A park is 8 yards long and 7 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Lily has 12 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 4 feet. Pen B would be 3 feet by 3 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen B
- CPen A
10A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Sam has 24 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 9 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 8 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
12Priya's garden is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 feet
- 2. 24 feet
- 3. 28 meters
- 4. 14 square feet
- 5. 10 square inches
- 6. 63 square meters
- 7. 56 square yards
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. B (Pen B)
- 10. 18 square meters
- 11. A (Pen B)
- 12. 10 square meters
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