πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo paints a picture that is 10 inches wide and 10 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
2A rug in Omar's room is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Two 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
4Sam has 18 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 6 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 5 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
5Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 32 yards. One side is 10 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Two gardens each have an area of 36 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 9 feet. Garden B is 6 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
8Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 7 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Priya has 20 yards of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 8 yards long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 100 square inches
- 2. 20 square feet
- 3. B (Garden A)
- 4. A (Pen B)
- 5. 34 meters
- 6. 6 yards
- 7. C (Garden A)
- 8. 28 feet
- 9. 14 square yards
- 10. 2 yards
- 11. 14 feet
- 12. 8 square meters
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