πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A puppy pen is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Maya's room is 8 feet long and 6 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
6A rug covers 14 square meters of floor. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Aiden has 28 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 9 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug covers 48 square inches of floor. It is 6 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo's garden is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Priya walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 21 feet
- 2. 30 feet
- 3. 20 centimeters
- 4. 20 meters
- 5. 39 square feet
- 6. 7 meters
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. 8 inches
- 10. 18 square feet
- 11. 26 yards
- 12. 24 meters
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