πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two 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 B
- CGarden A
2A rug covers 4 square meters of floor. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe has 14 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 4 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 5 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
6Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 12 yards in all. The yard is 4 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Two 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
8A park is 9 yards long and 10 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Two gardens each have an area of 36 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 9 feet. Garden B is 6 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
10Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. B (Garden B)
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 11 square meters
- 4. 30 feet
- 5. B (Pen A)
- 6. 2 yards
- 7. C (Garden A)
- 8. 90 square yards
- 9. C (Garden A)
- 10. 24 feet
- 11. 18 feet
- 12. 16 meters
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