πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo's garden is 6 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 feet. One side is 8 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 35 square feet. It is 5 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 36 square meters. It is 6 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo's garden has an area of 36 square meters. It is 6 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 60 square feet
- 2. 27 feet
- 3. 24 feet
- 4. 35 square yards
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 24 feet
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 39 feet
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 90 square feet
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