πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A playing field is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Zoe paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
5Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Aiden's garden is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 square yards
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 12 square yards
- 4. 16 square centimeters
- 5. 18 yards
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 8 meters
- 8. 9 square meters
- 9. 12 meters
- 10. 16 meters
- 11. 14 meters
- 12. 8 square yards
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