πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A rug in Maya's room is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A playing field is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A park is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A playing field is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rug in Omar's room is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Lily walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 9 square meters
- 2. 25 square feet
- 3. 6 square yards
- 4. 14 centimeters
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 6 square meters
- 7. 15 square yards
- 8. 14 meters
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. 9 square yards
- 11. 16 yards
- 12. 14 meters
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