πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rug in Priya's room is 10 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya's garden has an area of 9 square meters. It is 3 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Leo's garden has an area of 18 square meters. It is 3 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya has 30 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 6 feet by 9 feet. Pen B would be 3 feet by 12 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
7Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Maya has 28 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 9 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 10 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BBoth the same
- CPen B
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Sam has 36 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 9 feet by 9 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 14 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BBoth the same
- CPen B
11Two gardens each have an area of 20 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 10 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 5 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
12Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 8 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 square meters
- 2. 30 meters
- 3. 20 square feet
- 4. 3 meters
- 5. 6 meters
- 6. B (Pen A)
- 7. 24 feet
- 8. A (Pen A)
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. A (Pen A)
- 11. B (Garden A)
- 12. 64 square yards
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