πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's garden is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A playing field is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A rug in Zoe's room is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Aiden paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug in Zoe's room is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden 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
11Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 square meters
- 2. 6 square feet
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 8 square meters
- 6. 4 square feet
- 7. 20 square inches
- 8. 8 feet
- 9. 9 square feet
- 10. 12 square yards
- 11. 15 square feet
- 12. 18 yards
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