πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's room is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 9 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
3A puppy pen is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden's room is 7 feet long and 7 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
5Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo's garden is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 8 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo's room is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Lily walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 24 meters in all. The yard is 8 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 12 yards. One side is 4 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 60 square inches. It is 6 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily's room is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 73 square feet
- 2. 26 yards
- 3. 26 feet
- 4. 43 square feet
- 5. 20 feet
- 6. 12 square meters
- 7. 26 inches
- 8. 19 square feet
- 9. 4 meters
- 10. 2 yards
- 11. 10 inches
- 12. 46 square feet
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