πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rug in Maya's room is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya's room is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 yards. One side is 6 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Sam's room is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe paints a picture that is 10 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
9Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 meters long and 8 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 14 feet in all. The yard is 5 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 60 square feet
- 2. 32 feet
- 3. 40 square feet
- 4. 10 square feet
- 5. 5 yards
- 6. 47 square feet
- 7. 21 feet
- 8. 30 square inches
- 9. 37 feet
- 10. 13 feet
- 11. 20 meters
- 12. 2 feet
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