πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's room is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Aiden's room is 10 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 9 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden has 22 yards of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 9 yards long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Sam's room is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 7 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 9 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Leo's room is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 10 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
10Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 7 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square feet
- 2. 33 square feet
- 3. 32 feet
- 4. 2 yards
- 5. 29 square feet
- 6. 34 feet
- 7. 24 meters
- 8. 38 square feet
- 9. 33 feet
- 10. 22 yards
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 36 meters
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