πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A playing field is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Sam paints a picture that is 3 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
7Sam paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8Aiden paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A playing field is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 feet
- 2. 14 meters
- 3. 12 square meters
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 10 yards
- 6. 12 square inches
- 7. 12 square centimeters
- 8. 20 square centimeters
- 9. 16 feet
- 10. 14 yards
- 11. 16 feet
- 12. 10 square meters
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