πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 14 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 5 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rug covers 36 square inches of floor. It is 6 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 18 feet. One side is 5 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug covers 35 square inches of floor. It is 5 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 10 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 10 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 36 square feet
- 4. 20 meters
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 6 inches
- 7. 4 feet
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 7 inches
- 10. 60 square feet
- 11. 50 square feet
- 12. 22 feet
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