πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Leo paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
3A playing field is 2 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Lily's garden is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A playing field is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rug in Leo's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug in Sam's room is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A park is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square meters
- 2. 8 square centimeters
- 3. 8 square meters
- 4. 20 square feet
- 5. 20 square meters
- 6. 16 meters
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 16 feet
- 9. 10 square feet
- 10. 9 square feet
- 11. 12 square yards
- 12. 12 yards
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