πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe 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 Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Leo's garden has an area of 18 square feet. It is 3 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya's garden has an area of 90 square feet. It is 9 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam's garden is 8 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Maya's room is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 30 square feet. It is 3 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 54 square meters. It is 6 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 23 feet
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 10 feet
- 4. 64 square meters
- 5. 30 square feet
- 6. 24 square feet
- 7. 20 feet
- 8. 21 feet
- 9. 12 feet
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 9 meters
- 12. 22 square meters
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