πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam's room is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A park is 4 yards long and 9 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Sam's room is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 4 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Maya's room is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 3 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Leo's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 meters long and 10 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A rug covers 10 square inches of floor. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 32 yards. One side is 9 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 1-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The floor of a room is shaped like this plan. How many square meters of carpet cover it?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 square feet
- 2. 36 square yards
- 3. 40 square feet
- 4. 30 square feet
- 5. 12 square feet
- 6. 50 square meters
- 7. 5 inches
- 8. 7 yards
- 9. 32 feet
- 10. 26 feet
- 11. 17 feet
- 12. 42 square meters
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