πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's room is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Omar's room is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A park is 8 yards long and 2 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 feet. One side is 9 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar's room is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide. A rug that is 5 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Zoe 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 Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 8 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 10 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 60 square feet. It is 6 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 19 square feet
- 2. 38 square feet
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 16 square yards
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 15 square feet
- 7. 12 feet
- 8. 35 feet
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 20 meters
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 22 feet
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