πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar's room is 5 feet long and 10 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
2The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Priya 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 Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5A park is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6A playing field is 6 yards long and 10 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7Omar 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
8A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 22 yards in all. The yard is 7 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 41 square feet
- 2. 18 square feet
- 3. 13 feet
- 4. 22 yards
- 5. 6 square yards
- 6. 60 square yards
- 7. 2 yards
- 8. 34 meters
- 9. 24 centimeters
- 10. 30 square yards
- 11. 4 yards
- 12. 31 feet
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