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 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
3A rug in Priya's room is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya's garden is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Maya paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7Omar 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
8Maya walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rug in Leo's room is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 square meters
- 2. 12 yards
- 3. 25 square feet
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 12 square meters
- 6. 10 square centimeters
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 14 yards
- 9. 15 square meters
- 10. 18 meters
- 11. 15 square feet
- 12. 25 square feet
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