πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Sam has 12 feet of fence for a puppy pen. Pen A would be 2 feet by 4 feet. Pen B would be 3 feet by 3 feet. Both use all the fence. Which pen gives the puppy more room?
- ABoth the same
- BPen B
- CPen A
4The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 36 square inches. It is 4 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Two gardens each have an area of 24 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 12 feet. Garden B is 3 feet by 8 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden B
- BBoth the same
- CGarden A
10Omar walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 34 feet in all. The yard is 10 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A playing field is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 16 feet. One side is 5 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 feet
- 2. 18 yards
- 3. B (Pen B)
- 4. 22 square feet
- 5. 26 feet
- 6. 9 inches
- 7. 16 centimeters
- 8. 34 yards
- 9. C (Garden A)
- 10. 7 feet
- 11. 15 square yards
- 12. 3 feet
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