πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 5 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Leo's room is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 9 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A park is 7 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 32 feet in all. The yard is 8 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 40 square yards
- 2. 30 square feet
- 3. 13 feet
- 4. 27 square yards
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 25 feet
- 7. 25 feet
- 8. 21 square meters
- 9. 17 feet
- 10. 32 feet
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 28 feet
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