πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Lily's room is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Aiden's garden is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10A rug in Priya's room is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A playing field is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 25 square feet
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 14 yards
- 4. 6 square feet
- 5. 15 square feet
- 6. 15 square feet
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 8 centimeters
- 9. 12 square yards
- 10. 20 square feet
- 11. 6 square meters
- 12. 14 yards
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