πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Zoe paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 5 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
5Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Aiden paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
7Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug in Lily's room is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A playing field is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 square meters
- 2. 4 square meters
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 25 square inches
- 5. 18 meters
- 6. 6 square inches
- 7. 14 centimeters
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 10 square feet
- 10. 9 square yards
- 11. 4 square feet
- 12. 10 meters
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