πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's room is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 27 square feet. It is 3 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 12 square meters. It is 3 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Maya's room is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 9 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya's room is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya's room is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Priya's room is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya 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 Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo's room is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 30 square feet
- 2. 24 centimeters
- 3. 9 feet
- 4. 4 meters
- 5. 14 square feet
- 6. 15 feet
- 7. 28 square feet
- 8. 28 square feet
- 9. 38 square feet
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 33 feet
- 12. 59 square feet
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