πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Omar's room is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Zoe paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
4Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden's garden is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Sam 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
7Sam's room is 10 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar's garden is 3 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 35 square meters. It is 5 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Omar paints a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
12Priya's room is 6 feet long and 5 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
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 18 square feet
- 3. 15 square inches
- 4. 27 feet
- 5. 9 square feet
- 6. 2 feet
- 7. 42 square feet
- 8. 31 feet
- 9. 24 square meters
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 48 square centimeters
- 12. 10 square feet
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