πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A park is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6A park is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Maya 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 Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
11The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 12 square meters
- 3. 10 square feet
- 4. 8 square feet
- 5. 6 square yards
- 6. 15 square meters
- 7. 18 feet
- 8. 16 feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 12 square inches
- 11. 9 square feet
- 12. 20 square centimeters
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