πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Omar's room is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Priya's garden is 9 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 28 yards. One side is 10 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Maya has 12 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
6Omar's room is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 60 square inches. It is 6 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A park is 9 meters long and 7 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya paints a picture that is 7 inches wide and 7 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 square feet
- 2. 72 square meters
- 3. 34 feet
- 4. 4 yards
- 5. 2 feet
- 6. 12 square feet
- 7. 10 inches
- 8. 63 square meters
- 9. 18 meters
- 10. 13 feet
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 49 square inches
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