πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 28 yards of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 9 yards long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rug in Priya's room is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Sam has 24 meters of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 8 meters long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 yards. One side is 6 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A rug in Omar's room is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rug covers 70 square feet of floor. It is 7 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A puppy pen is 6 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Omar's garden has an area of 54 square meters. It is 6 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 5 yards
- 2. 18 meters
- 3. 14 square feet
- 4. 4 meters
- 5. 5 yards
- 6. 100 square feet
- 7. 8 feet
- 8. 18 meters
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 30 feet
- 11. 18 yards
- 12. 9 meters
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