πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's garden is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Leo paints a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
3A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 48 square inches. It is 6 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A playing field is 9 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe paints a picture that is 6 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Aiden has 26 yards of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 8 yards long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily's room is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 7 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 36 square feet
- 2. 18 square centimeters
- 3. 8 inches
- 4. 27 square yards
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 33 feet
- 7. 54 square inches
- 8. 12 yards
- 9. 5 yards
- 10. 27 feet
- 11. 30 square feet
- 12. 23 feet
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