πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 meters. One side is 7 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Two gardens each have an area of 18 square feet. Garden A is 3 feet by 6 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 9 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
4A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 12 square inches. It is 3 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 yards. One side is 8 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
7The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Two gardens each have an area of 20 square feet. Garden A is 4 feet by 5 feet. Garden B is 2 feet by 10 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- ABoth the same
- BGarden B
- CGarden A
9A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 100 square feet. It is 10 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya 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 Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Omar has 16 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 4 feet by 4 feet. Pen B would be 2 feet by 6 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- APen B
- BPen A
- CBoth the same
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 4 meters
- 2. 8 feet
- 3. B (Garden B)
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 4 inches
- 6. 5 yards
- 7. 23 square meters
- 8. B (Garden B)
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 30 feet
- 11. 32 meters
- 12. B (Pen A)
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