πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Priya paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
4Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
6The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Leo's garden is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Leo's garden is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A rug in Sam's room is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 14 yards
- 3. 25 square centimeters
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 4 square centimeters
- 6. 9 square feet
- 7. 10 square feet
- 8. 4 square feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 10 yards
- 11. 20 square feet
- 12. 14 yards
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