πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam's garden is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Priya paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 5 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8A playing field is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A playing field is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A park is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 yards
- 2. 14 inches
- 3. 6 square feet
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 20 feet
- 6. 12 meters
- 7. 25 square inches
- 8. 8 square yards
- 9. 4 square feet
- 10. 8 feet
- 11. 16 square meters
- 12. 20 square meters
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