πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A rug in Aiden's room is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Priya's garden is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A playing field is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden's garden is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Zoe puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 square feet
- 2. 16 square feet
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 20 square yards
- 5. 20 square feet
- 6. 9 square feet
- 7. 18 centimeters
- 8. 10 yards
- 9. 4 square meters
- 10. 16 feet
- 11. 20 square feet
- 12. 18 feet
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