πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's garden is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A playing field is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Leo 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 Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A playing field is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Sam's garden is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A park is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square meters
- 2. 9 square yards
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 15 square meters
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 12 feet
- 8. 14 meters
- 9. 10 square feet
- 10. 12 inches
- 11. 12 feet
- 12. 15 square yards
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