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
2Two 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?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
3Two gardens each have an area of 36 square feet. Garden A is 6 feet by 6 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 12 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BGarden A
- CBoth the same
4Maya's garden is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 meters. One side is 8 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Sam has 20 meters of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 8 meters long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Maya has 26 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 6 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 9 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BPen B
- CBoth the same
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 18 square meters. It is 3 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya's garden has an area of 60 square inches. It is 6 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square meters
- 2. C (Garden A)
- 3. A (Garden B)
- 4. 72 square feet
- 5. 5 meters
- 6. 21 square feet
- 7. 2 meters
- 8. 20 feet
- 9. A (Pen A)
- 10. 63 square meters
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 10 inches
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