πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam's garden is 7 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 12 square feet. It is 3 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 feet. One side is 7 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo's room is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Leo's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 feet
- 2. 28 square meters
- 3. 21 feet
- 4. 4 feet
- 5. 22 meters
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 90 square feet
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 28 meters
- 10. 31 feet
- 11. 36 square feet
- 12. 22 square feet
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