πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's garden has an area of 24 square meters. It is 4 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya paints a picture that is 6 inches wide and 8 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
3Zoe has 26 yards of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 10 yards long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Maya's room is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 8 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
6Maya's room is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 6 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 5 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Lily 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 Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam's room is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 meters
- 2. 48 square inches
- 3. 3 yards
- 4. 33 square feet
- 5. 26 centimeters
- 6. 10 square feet
- 7. 30 square feet
- 8. 17 feet
- 9. 45 square yards
- 10. 25 feet
- 11. 37 feet
- 12. 24 square feet
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