πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A park is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4A park is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rug in Sam's room is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 2 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 4 square feet
- 2. 9 square yards
- 3. 20 square yards
- 4. 25 square yards
- 5. 20 inches
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 20 square feet
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 10 square inches
- 10. 8 square feet
- 11. 12 centimeters
- 12. 25 square feet
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