πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Omar paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
4Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A playing field is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 feet. One side is 7 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 10 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 13 feet
- 2. 39 square meters
- 3. 20 square inches
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 27 feet
- 6. 28 meters
- 7. 49 square meters
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 25 square feet
- 10. 22 feet
- 11. 40 square yards
- 12. 16 feet
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