πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya's garden is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Aiden's garden is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A park is 2 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 square meters
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 12 square meters
- 4. 18 yards
- 5. 8 square meters
- 6. 4 square feet
- 7. 8 square meters
- 8. 18 meters
- 9. 18 inches
- 10. 6 square feet
- 11. 15 square yards
- 12. 14 feet
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