πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7A rug in Omar's room is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden's garden is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square meters
- 2. 28 square feet
- 3. 20 yards
- 4. 34 meters
- 5. 24 yards
- 6. 35 square yards
- 7. 36 square feet
- 8. 18 square feet
- 9. 16 feet
- 10. 42 square feet
- 11. 30 square feet
- 12. 10 square feet
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