πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 90 square meters. It is 9 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 feet. One side is 8 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 30 meters. One side is 9 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 yards. One side is 8 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 feet
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 10 meters
- 4. 4 feet
- 5. 21 feet
- 6. 12 square feet
- 7. 6 meters
- 8. 6 square feet
- 9. 18 feet
- 10. 21 square feet
- 11. 22 yards
- 12. 4 yards
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