πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 6 square meters. It is 2 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Zoe's room is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 7 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Priya 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 Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Lily's room is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Aiden's garden is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Priya's room is 9 feet long and 4 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
11Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 24 square meters. It is 4 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 23 feet
- 2. 3 meters
- 3. 53 square feet
- 4. 25 square feet
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 51 square feet
- 7. 24 yards
- 8. 30 feet
- 9. 28 square feet
- 10. 18 square feet
- 11. 26 feet
- 12. 6 meters
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