πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily paints a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
4Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden'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
7Maya paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 2 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8A rug in Sam's room is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Sam's garden is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 yards
- 2. 8 feet
- 3. 15 square centimeters
- 4. 12 centimeters
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 18 yards
- 7. 10 square inches
- 8. 12 square feet
- 9. 20 feet
- 10. 6 square feet
- 11. 10 square feet
- 12. 8 feet
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