πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A park is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Maya paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Leo's garden is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Zoe's garden is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 yards
- 2. 12 square yards
- 3. 10 square centimeters
- 4. 20 square meters
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 8 square feet
- 7. 16 yards
- 8. 6 square feet
- 9. 12 square meters
- 10. 10 square meters
- 11. 9 square meters
- 12. 15 square feet
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