πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo walks all the way around a park that is 7 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 10 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 27 square feet. It is 3 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Maya has 20 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 8 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo's room is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 8 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo's room is 4 feet long and 7 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
11A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 36 meters. One side is 10 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe's room is 7 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 meters
- 2. 25 feet
- 3. 36 yards
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 12 square feet
- 9. 15 feet
- 10. 16 square feet
- 11. 8 meters
- 12. 31 square feet
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