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