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