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 3 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A playing field is 7 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Aiden's garden has an area of 40 square meters. It is 5 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rug in Aiden's room is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A rug covers 90 square inches of floor. It is 9 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A park is 8 meters long and 10 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Aiden's room is 10 feet long and 5 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
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 13 feet
- 2. 35 square yards
- 3. 8 meters
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 15 feet
- 6. 23 feet
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 80 square meters
- 10. 22 square feet
- 11. 42 square meters
- 12. 32 feet
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