πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A park is 9 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A playing field is 7 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Maya 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
5The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A rug in Aiden's room is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya's garden is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Aiden's garden is 6 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A park is 9 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya walks all the way around a park that is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 40 square feet
- 2. 36 square meters
- 3. 14 square meters
- 4. 18 centimeters
- 5. 48 square feet
- 6. 81 square feet
- 7. 48 square feet
- 8. 6 square meters
- 9. 30 square meters
- 10. 27 square yards
- 11. 28 feet
- 12. 20 meters
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