πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A park is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3A park is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A rug in Sam's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square feet
- 2. 16 square yards
- 3. 9 square meters
- 4. 12 square feet
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 15 square feet
- 7. 8 square yards
- 8. 18 centimeters
- 9. 20 square feet
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 16 yards
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