πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 10 yards of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 3 yards long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A playing field is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden's room is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Zoe's room is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A park is 8 yards long and 9 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 10 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 2 yards
- 2. 29 feet
- 3. 19 feet
- 4. 23 feet
- 5. 12 square yards
- 6. 26 feet
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 20 square feet
- 9. 16 square feet
- 10. 72 square yards
- 11. 20 square yards
- 12. 8 square feet
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