πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Sam's room is 5 feet long and 8 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
4Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe's room is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 10 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7A park is 7 yards long and 8 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Omar's room is 10 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 9 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 35 feet
- 2. 30 feet
- 3. 22 square feet
- 4. 24 feet
- 5. 28 square feet
- 6. 90 square yards
- 7. 56 square yards
- 8. 40 square meters
- 9. 64 square meters
- 10. 34 square feet
- 11. 40 square feet
- 12. 14 feet
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