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