πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam's room is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 8 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Maya's garden is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Maya's garden has an area of 4 square meters. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Zoe's room is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya's garden is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A playing field is 8 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Zoe's room is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Zoe's garden is 7 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square feet
- 2. 10 square feet
- 3. 28 square meters
- 4. 2 meters
- 5. 24 meters
- 6. 4 square feet
- 7. 23 square feet
- 8. 10 square meters
- 9. 16 square yards
- 10. 38 square feet
- 11. 28 square meters
- 12. 18 feet
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