πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's room is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 10 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 28 feet. One side is 8 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Lily's room is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 24 square feet. It is 4 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Priya walks all the way around a park that is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 30 square feet. It is 3 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A playing field is 7 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 21 square feet
- 2. 20 square meters
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 36 square feet
- 5. 6 feet
- 6. 34 meters
- 7. 16 meters
- 8. 28 feet
- 9. 28 square feet
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 35 feet
- 12. 21 square yards
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