πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Lily paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
3Sam walks all the way around a park that is 7 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A rug in Priya's room is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya's room is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Omar has 36 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 9 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 29 feet
- 2. 8 square centimeters
- 3. 28 yards
- 4. 24 feet
- 5. 27 feet
- 6. 44 square meters
- 7. 72 square feet
- 8. 55 square feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 16 feet
- 11. 9 feet
- 12. 15 feet
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