πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
2Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 3 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8A park is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Sam paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 2 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
12The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 square inches
- 2. 14 meters
- 3. 8 inches
- 4. 16 square feet
- 5. 16 feet
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 4 square yards
- 8. 16 square meters
- 9. 8 square inches
- 10. 20 square feet
- 11. 14 inches
- 12. 8 square feet
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