πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam's garden is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Omar paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
3Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A playing field is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Maya paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A playing field is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A playing field is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square meters
- 2. 12 square inches
- 3. 12 inches
- 4. 16 centimeters
- 5. 15 square meters
- 6. 14 feet
- 7. 14 yards
- 8. 15 square feet
- 9. 4 square inches
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 9 square meters
- 12. 25 square yards
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