πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
5A playing field is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6Zoe's garden is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A park is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9A park is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Zoe paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
11Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12Maya 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
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 square yards
- 2. 18 feet
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 10 yards
- 5. 10 square yards
- 6. 8 square feet
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 20 square yards
- 9. 6 square meters
- 10. 6 square centimeters
- 11. 16 centimeters
- 12. 16 feet
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