πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square feet of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Aiden's room is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 7 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Lily has 18 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 7 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo 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 Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar's room is 9 feet long and 7 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
8Leo's room is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A playing field is 3 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rug covers 36 square feet of floor. It is 6 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 10 square inches. It is 2 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 34 square feet
- 2. 19 square feet
- 3. 2 feet
- 4. 13 feet
- 5. 34 feet
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 35 square feet
- 8. 54 square feet
- 9. 18 square yards
- 10. 20 feet
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 5 inches
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