πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has 12 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 3 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 4 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen A
- CPen B
2A playing field is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Sam has 36 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 16 feet. Pen B would be 6 feet by 12 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen B
- CPen A
4A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Two gardens each have an area of 24 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 8 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
6A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Omar paints a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 10 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar has 30 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 8 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two gardens each have an area of 36 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 9 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 12 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 10 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. B (Pen A)
- 2. 45 square meters
- 3. B (Pen B)
- 4. 16 square meters
- 5. C (Garden A)
- 6. 34 square feet
- 7. 80 square centimeters
- 8. 16 feet
- 9. 36 feet
- 10. 7 feet
- 11. C (Garden B)
- 12. 80 square meters
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