πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
2Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A playing field is 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A playing field is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A park is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Aiden paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9Omar's garden is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A playing field is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 centimeters
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 16 meters
- 4. 4 square yards
- 5. 9 square meters
- 6. 25 square meters
- 7. 20 square yards
- 8. 10 square centimeters
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. 4 square meters
- 11. 15 square meters
- 12. 8 meters
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