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 4 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3Omar 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 Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Leo paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug in Leo's room is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 square feet
- 2. 14 centimeters
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 8 square meters
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 8 square feet
- 7. 16 square inches
- 8. 10 feet
- 9. 8 square feet
- 10. 12 square yards
- 11. 14 meters
- 12. 20 centimeters
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