πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 36 meters. One side is 10 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Maya walks all the way around a park that is 9 meters long and 8 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Leo paints a picture that is 9 inches wide and 10 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Two gardens each have an area of 18 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 9 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
9Sam walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
10The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Leo's garden is 10 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 meters
- 2. 16 meters
- 3. 34 meters
- 4. 22 square meters
- 5. 90 square inches
- 6. 10 meters
- 7. 28 feet
- 8. B (Garden A)
- 9. 20 yards
- 10. 18 square feet
- 11. 14 meters
- 12. 80 square meters
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