πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Leo's room is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Two 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?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
3Lily has 36 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 15 feet. Pen B would be 9 feet by 9 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BBoth the same
- CPen B
4Aiden's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Two gardens each have an area of 36 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 18 feet. Garden B is 6 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BGarden B
- CBoth the same
9Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A puppy pen is 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 100 square feet
- 2. C (Garden B)
- 3. C (Pen B)
- 4. 22 square meters
- 5. 81 square feet
- 6. 28 feet
- 7. 25 square meters
- 8. A (Garden A)
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 28 square feet
- 11. 40 square meters
- 12. 22 feet
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