πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Omar walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Zoe's garden is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rug in Priya's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A playing field is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square yards
- 2. 10 meters
- 3. 12 square meters
- 4. 25 square feet
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 8 feet
- 8. 12 square feet
- 9. 10 meters
- 10. 10 square meters
- 11. 8 square feet
- 12. 16 feet
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