πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Priya has 18 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 3 feet by 6 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen A
- BPen B
- CBoth the same
4Priya has 22 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 3 feet by 8 feet. Pen B would be 5 feet by 6 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen A
- CPen B
5Two gardens each have an area of 16 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 8 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 4 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
6Two gardens each have an area of 12 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 6 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 4 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
7Sam's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Priya paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Sam has 24 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 8 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen B
- CPen A
12Two 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
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 square inches
- 2. 16 square meters
- 3. B (Pen B)
- 4. C (Pen B)
- 5. B (Garden A)
- 6. C (Garden A)
- 7. 39 square meters
- 8. 14 square centimeters
- 9. 25 square feet
- 10. 38 feet
- 11. C (Pen A)
- 12. B (Garden B)
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