πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Maya's garden is 2 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 8 inches wide and 6 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Omar paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7Maya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Priya has 22 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 6 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 9 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BBoth the same
- CPen A
11A rug covers 54 square feet of floor. It is 6 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 22 feet
- 2. 14 square meters
- 3. 14 square meters
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 14 square meters
- 6. 20 square centimeters
- 7. 9 square meters
- 8. 12 yards
- 9. 8 square yards
- 10. C (Pen A)
- 11. 9 feet
- 12. 22 meters
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