πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Priya walks all the way around a park that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A playing field is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 meters long and 8 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Sam paints a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7Priya paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 2 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 8 inches wide and 6 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square meters
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 15 square meters
- 4. 20 inches
- 5. 30 meters
- 6. 27 square centimeters
- 7. 10 square inches
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 20 feet
- 10. 26 feet
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 42 square centimeters
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