πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's garden is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3A park is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Sam's garden is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Sam walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 square meters
- 2. 15 square yards
- 3. 8 square yards
- 4. 10 yards
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 6 square feet
- 7. 14 feet
- 8. 6 square feet
- 9. 12 yards
- 10. 20 feet
- 11. 20 square feet
- 12. 14 meters
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