πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Two gardens each have an area of 24 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 8 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BGarden B
- CBoth the same
3A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 80 square meters. It is 8 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rug in Leo's room is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Two 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 A
- CGarden B
9A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two 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
11A rug covers 20 square feet of floor. It is 4 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 feet
- 2. A (Garden A)
- 3. 10 meters
- 4. 30 square feet
- 5. 11 square feet
- 6. 10 meters
- 7. 32 square feet
- 8. B (Garden A)
- 9. 26 feet
- 10. B (Garden A)
- 11. 5 feet
- 12. 72 square feet
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