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 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 A
- CGarden B
2Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 10 meters in all. The yard is 3 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Maya has 22 meters of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 6 meters long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Leo has 18 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 7 feet. Pen B would be 4 feet by 5 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen A
- CPen B
8Omar paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Two 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?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
11Zoe walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 30 yards in all. The yard is 8 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Lily walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. B (Garden A)
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 2 meters
- 4. 5 meters
- 5. 34 yards
- 6. 16 feet
- 7. C (Pen B)
- 8. 30 square centimeters
- 9. 8 square meters
- 10. A (Garden B)
- 11. 7 yards
- 12. 18 yards
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