πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 2 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rug in Aiden's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Sam paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6A park is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Sam paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9A playing field is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Lily walks all the way around a park that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square meters
- 2. 10 inches
- 3. 12 feet
- 4. 15 square feet
- 5. 6 square inches
- 6. 8 square yards
- 7. 12 square meters
- 8. 8 square centimeters
- 9. 6 square yards
- 10. 12 meters
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 14 meters
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