πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A playing field is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A rug in Maya's room is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A park is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Omar's garden is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 yards
- 2. 10 square feet
- 3. 12 square meters
- 4. 9 square feet
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 12 meters
- 7. 6 square feet
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 16 meters
- 10. 25 square meters
- 11. 25 square feet
- 12. 20 square meters
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