πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug covers 72 square meters of floor. It is 8 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 yards. One side is 8 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5Omar has 14 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 4 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
7A rug in Zoe's room is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 30 square meters. It is 3 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 36 yards. One side is 9 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 9 meters
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 5 yards
- 4. 26 centimeters
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 32 yards
- 7. 48 square feet
- 8. 30 feet
- 9. 10 meters
- 10. 26 feet
- 11. 34 feet
- 12. 9 yards
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