πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rug in Lily's room is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A playing field is 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10A rug in Priya's room is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A park is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A park is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 10 square feet
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 20 meters
- 6. 8 square feet
- 7. 10 square feet
- 8. 6 square feet
- 9. 4 square yards
- 10. 6 square feet
- 11. 8 square meters
- 12. 16 square meters
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