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3rd grade

Course: 3rd grade > Unit 11

Lesson 3: Perimeter word problems
Math
3rd grade
Perimeter
Perimeter word problems
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Perimeter word problems

CCSS.Math: 3.MD.D.8
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Problem

Hana plans to build 3 cricket courts in a local park. She will build a fence around the whole area.
A rectangle made up of 3 rectangles that are the same size set side by side. The rectangles are labeled Court 1, Court 2, and Court 3. The length of Court 1 is labeled 11 meters and its width is labeled 30 meters.
How much fencing will Hana need?
Each court is the same size.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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