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 feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 10 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Lily has 30 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 4 feet by 11 feet. Pen B would be 7 feet by 8 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen A
- CPen B
5Lily has 34 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 5 feet by 12 feet. Pen B would be 6 feet by 11 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen B
- CPen A
6A puppy pen is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya has 26 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 6 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 3 feet by 10 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BBoth the same
- CPen A
8A playing field is 8 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Two 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?
- AGarden B
- BGarden A
- CBoth the same
10Zoe's garden has an area of 20 square feet. It is 4 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 26 square feet
- 2. 30 feet
- 3. 36 feet
- 4. C (Pen B)
- 5. B (Pen B)
- 6. 32 feet
- 7. C (Pen A)
- 8. 72 square yards
- 9. B (Garden A)
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 29 square feet
- 12. 30 feet
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