πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam 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
6Omar 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 Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A playing field is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Priya'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
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square yards
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 16 feet
- 4. 8 meters
- 5. 4 square yards
- 6. 14 feet
- 7. 16 square feet
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 12 feet
- 10. 18 meters
- 11. 6 square meters
- 12. 12 meters
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