πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 inches wide and 10 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 10 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
3Zoe's garden has an area of 40 square inches. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Zoe's garden is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Lily's room is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 7 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Leo's garden is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 9 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A puppy pen is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 32 inches
- 2. 40 square inches
- 3. 10 inches
- 4. 29 feet
- 5. 24 meters
- 6. 16 square meters
- 7. 15 square feet
- 8. 48 square feet
- 9. 28 square feet
- 10. 31 square feet
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 18 feet
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