πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Two 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?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
3Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 18 yards in all. The yard is 7 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 inches wide and 7 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Two 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 B
- CGarden A
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Two gardens each have an area of 12 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 6 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 4 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
9Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Zoe puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 24 square meters. It is 4 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 feet
- 2. A (Garden A)
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 2 yards
- 5. 26 inches
- 6. B (Garden B)
- 7. 64 square feet
- 8. B (Garden A)
- 9. 14 centimeters
- 10. 16 meters
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 6 meters
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