πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 26 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 10 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam walks all the way around a park that is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 30 yards. One side is 9 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 28 feet. One side is 7 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 10 feet long and 3 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Omar walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 26 feet in all. The yard is 10 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 3 feet
- 2. 28 meters
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 6 yards
- 5. 16 feet
- 6. 7 feet
- 7. 20 feet
- 8. 11 feet
- 9. 19 feet
- 10. 23 feet
- 11. 22 meters
- 12. 3 feet
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