πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam's garden has an area of 6 square inches. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 40 square inches. It is 4 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo's room is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe 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
10A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 10 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Aiden's room is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 40 square meters
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 3 inches
- 5. 10 inches
- 6. 24 square feet
- 7. 8 square feet
- 8. 11 feet
- 9. 15 feet
- 10. 24 yards
- 11. 22 square feet
- 12. 27 feet
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