πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 20 feet. One side is 7 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 10 yards in all. The yard is 3 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Maya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Zoe's garden has an area of 36 square inches. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya walks all the way around a park that is 10 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam's room is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 feet
- 2. 18 feet
- 3. 3 feet
- 4. 13 feet
- 5. 22 feet
- 6. 2 yards
- 7. 24 square feet
- 8. 9 inches
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 24 meters
- 11. 25 feet
- 12. 41 square feet
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