πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Maya's room is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Omar's room is 5 feet long and 4 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
4A puppy pen is 10 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden shaped like this plan. How many meters of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rug covers 16 square meters of floor. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A playing field is 8 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A garden is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 4 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A playing field is 9 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 9 square feet
- 2. 26 square feet
- 3. 8 square feet
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 24 meters
- 6. 8 meters
- 7. 24 square meters
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 17 square meters
- 10. 27 feet
- 11. 81 square meters
- 12. 22 feet
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