πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 9 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 feet. One side is 10 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam's garden has an area of 81 square inches. It is 9 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily's garden has an area of 42 square feet. It is 6 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two 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?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
11A rug in Sam's room is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
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. 22 meters
- 2. 24 square meters
- 3. 28 feet
- 4. 36 yards
- 5. 2 feet
- 6. 9 inches
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 72 square feet
- 9. 18 feet
- 10. C (Garden B)
- 11. 16 square feet
- 12. 22 feet
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