πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A park is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Maya's room is 10 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
4Zoe's garden has an area of 12 square meters. It is 3 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 10 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A park is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 8 square inches. It is 2 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Maya's garden has an area of 14 square feet. It is 2 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 40 square meters
- 3. 60 square feet
- 4. 4 meters
- 5. 26 feet
- 6. 28 meters
- 7. 20 square yards
- 8. 4 inches
- 9. 30 square meters
- 10. 19 feet
- 11. 34 feet
- 12. 7 feet
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