πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rug covers 18 square feet of floor. It is 3 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar has 18 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 5 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden's room is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 6 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 10 square inches. It is 2 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rug in Aiden's room is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 26 feet
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 6 square feet
- 4. 29 feet
- 5. 38 feet
- 6. 4 feet
- 7. 30 square feet
- 8. 27 feet
- 9. 5 inches
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 16 square feet
- 12. 70 square feet
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