πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 6 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam's room is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 5 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya's garden has an area of 30 square meters. It is 5 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Sam 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 Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rug covers 36 square meters of floor. It is 4 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya puts a fence around a garden that is 7 feet long and 5 feet wide, but leaves a 3-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden's room is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide. A rug that is 3 feet by 4 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 54 square yards
- 2. 16 inches
- 3. 14 square feet
- 4. 30 feet
- 5. 24 feet
- 6. 6 meters
- 7. 12 feet
- 8. 9 meters
- 9. 16 feet
- 10. 21 feet
- 11. 20 meters
- 12. 28 square feet
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