πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two gardens each have an area of 16 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 8 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 4 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
2Omar has 24 meters of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 7 meters long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A playing field is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya's garden is 10 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Zoe has 28 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 7 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 12 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
7A rug in Aiden's room is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two gardens each have an area of 24 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 6 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 8 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
12A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. C (Garden A)
- 2. 5 meters
- 3. 12 square meters
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 40 square feet
- 6. B (Pen A)
- 7. 18 square feet
- 8. 14 meters
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. C (Garden B)
- 12. 18 square feet
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