πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Omar has 26 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 10 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 11 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen B
- CPen A
3A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 18 square feet. It is 3 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo has 24 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 10 feet. Pen B would be 5 feet by 7 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BPen B
- CBoth the same
5Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Two 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
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 feet
- 2. C (Pen A)
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. B (Pen B)
- 5. 24 feet
- 6. 20 meters
- 7. 14 square meters
- 8. 20 meters
- 9. 43 square meters
- 10. 24 feet
- 11. 12 square feet
- 12. C (Garden A)
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