πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 28 meters. One side is 7 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya has 24 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 7 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Zoe's room is 6 feet long and 7 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
7Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden 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 Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 meters. One side is 8 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe's room is 5 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 7 meters
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 29 feet
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 24 square feet
- 6. 32 square feet
- 7. 32 feet
- 8. 23 feet
- 9. 6 square feet
- 10. 17 feet
- 11. 3 meters
- 12. 25 square feet
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