πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 30 yards. One side is 8 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Leo's garden has an area of 54 square meters. It is 6 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya's room is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 7 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden's room is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Priya's room is 10 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A playing field is 9 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 10 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 7 yards
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 39 square feet
- 4. 29 square feet
- 5. 24 yards
- 6. 28 feet
- 7. 29 square feet
- 8. 54 square feet
- 9. 24 feet
- 10. 45 square yards
- 11. 24 feet
- 12. 15 feet
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