πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's room is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Omar's room is 10 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 30 square inches. It is 5 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 8 square inches. It is 2 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily 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 Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe's garden has an area of 9 square inches. It is 3 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya's room is 6 feet long and 4 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
11Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 10 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 36 square feet
- 2. 54 square feet
- 3. 16 meters
- 4. 6 inches
- 5. 4 inches
- 6. 11 feet
- 7. 17 feet
- 8. 3 inches
- 9. 16 meters
- 10. 18 square feet
- 11. 28 yards
- 12. 32 square feet
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