πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Leo's garden is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Sam's garden is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar 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
10Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rug in Priya's room is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 square feet
- 2. 20 feet
- 3. 12 feet
- 4. 20 square meters
- 5. 6 square meters
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 6 square feet
- 8. 10 feet
- 9. 15 square yards
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 16 yards
- 12. 16 square feet
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