πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden's room is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Omar's garden has an area of 27 square meters. It is 3 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Aiden's garden has an area of 80 square inches. It is 8 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 33 feet
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 14 square feet
- 4. 9 meters
- 5. 30 meters
- 6. 12 yards
- 7. 18 meters
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 15 feet
- 10. 31 feet
- 11. 32 feet
- 12. 36 square yards
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