πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A playing field is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya paints a picture that is 8 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
9Two gardens each have an area of 12 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 4 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
10Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Two gardens each have an area of 18 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 9 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
12Omar paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 30 meters
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 12 square feet
- 4. 33 square feet
- 5. 22 feet
- 6. 30 square meters
- 7. 22 feet
- 8. 24 square inches
- 9. C (Garden B)
- 10. 30 yards
- 11. A (Garden A)
- 12. 21 square centimeters
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