πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 9 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rug covers 48 square inches of floor. It is 6 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden's room is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 10 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
7A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 30 feet. One side is 8 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Sam walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 34 yards in all. The yard is 10 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 26 inches
- 2. 8 inches
- 3. 27 square feet
- 4. 25 feet
- 5. 12 square feet
- 6. 24 yards
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 7 yards
- 9. 22 meters
- 10. 25 feet
- 11. 32 square feet
- 12. 14 feet
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