πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya 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
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A park is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Sam paints a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
5Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Maya's garden is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A park is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Lily paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square feet
- 2. 8 square feet
- 3. 16 square yards
- 4. 12 square centimeters
- 5. 20 square feet
- 6. 12 square meters
- 7. 6 square yards
- 8. 25 square centimeters
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 15 square feet
- 11. 4 square meters
- 12. 14 feet
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