πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo's garden is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7A rug in Aiden's room is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A playing field is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Sam paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10A playing field is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square meters
- 2. 12 feet
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 20 inches
- 6. 14 centimeters
- 7. 10 square feet
- 8. 12 square yards
- 9. 6 square inches
- 10. 20 square meters
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 14 meters
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