πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 16 meters of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 5 meters long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Zoe has 34 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 12 feet. Pen B would be 8 feet by 9 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BBoth the same
- CPen B
3Leo's garden has an area of 24 square feet. It is 4 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two 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?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
5Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar's garden has an area of 15 square meters. It is 3 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Priya walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 10 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rug covers 49 square meters of floor. It is 7 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Sam walks all the way around a park that is 10 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 10 yards. One side is 3 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 3 meters
- 2. C (Pen B)
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. A (Garden B)
- 5. 26 feet
- 6. 5 meters
- 7. 35 square feet
- 8. 26 yards
- 9. 20 feet
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 30 yards
- 12. 2 yards
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