πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A park is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Lily puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo's room is 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A playing field is 7 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 16 meters. One side is 5 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 30 meters. One side is 9 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 feet
- 2. 6 square yards
- 3. 15 feet
- 4. 25 feet
- 5. 23 feet
- 6. 24 feet
- 7. 32 feet
- 8. 11 square feet
- 9. 28 square yards
- 10. 3 meters
- 11. 30 feet
- 12. 6 meters
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