πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo 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 Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Omar's garden is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Omar 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
6Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A playing field is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Omar's garden is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A park is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A rug in Omar's room is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 6 square meters
- 3. 15 square feet
- 4. 16 square feet
- 5. 14 feet
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 20 square meters
- 8. 20 square meters
- 9. 25 square meters
- 10. 10 yards
- 11. 16 square feet
- 12. 10 square feet
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