πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Maya's room is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 10 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A playing field is 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily's room is 7 feet long and 10 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
9Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 3 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Zoe's room is 8 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 8 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 square feet
- 2. 49 square meters
- 3. 37 square feet
- 4. 30 feet
- 5. 34 meters
- 6. 4 square yards
- 7. 25 feet
- 8. 66 square feet
- 9. 27 square yards
- 10. 36 feet
- 11. 12 feet
- 12. 56 square feet
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