πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's room is 4 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
2A park is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Lily has 36 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 10 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo's garden is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 3 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo has 26 meters of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 10 meters long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Leo's room is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 7 square feet
- 2. 15 square meters
- 3. 8 feet
- 4. 27 square feet
- 5. 18 square yards
- 6. 26 meters
- 7. 14 feet
- 8. 19 feet
- 9. 3 meters
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 23 square feet
- 12. 17 feet
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