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 22 yards. One side is 7 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A rug covers 24 square inches of floor. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 14 feet. One side is 5 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 22 meters in all. The yard is 9 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 10 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11Sam's room is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 4 yards
- 2. 33 square feet
- 3. 6 inches
- 4. 2 feet
- 5. 2 meters
- 6. 36 square meters
- 7. 24 feet
- 8. 36 feet
- 9. 23 feet
- 10. 16 centimeters
- 11. 24 square feet
- 12. 24 feet
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