πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 22 yards in all. The yard is 9 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar's garden has an area of 63 square feet. It is 7 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Leo's room is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Maya's room is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A playing field is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Maya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Sam's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12A park is 10 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 2 yards
- 2. 30 feet
- 3. 9 feet
- 4. 33 square meters
- 5. 92 square feet
- 6. 17 square feet
- 7. 16 square yards
- 8. 43 square feet
- 9. 24 square feet
- 10. 38 meters
- 11. 28 centimeters
- 12. 40 square yards
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