πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's room is 4 feet long and 5 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
2Zoe's room is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 7 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo's room is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 9 inches wide and 10 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya's garden is 2 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 10 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 11 square feet
- 2. 22 square feet
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 17 feet
- 5. 18 square feet
- 6. 38 inches
- 7. 21 feet
- 8. 30 feet
- 9. 33 feet
- 10. 14 square feet
- 11. 38 meters
- 12. 6 square feet
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