πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 40 feet in all. The yard is 10 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Two gardens each have an area of 24 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 12 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 6 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
7Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
8A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 meters. One side is 7 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 18 feet. One side is 6 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Two gardens each have an area of 16 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 4 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 8 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden A
- CGarden B
12Leo's garden is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 20 meters
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 24 feet
- 5. 10 square meters
- 6. C (Garden A)
- 7. 22 yards
- 8. 5 meters
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 18 yards
- 11. C (Garden B)
- 12. 16 square feet
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