πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
2The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Priya's garden is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily paints a picture that is 5 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8A park is 6 yards long and 2 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 square centimeters
- 2. 16 square feet
- 3. 18 square meters
- 4. 22 meters
- 5. 45 square inches
- 6. 16 meters
- 7. 18 centimeters
- 8. 12 square yards
- 9. 28 meters
- 10. 18 meters
- 11. 24 square meters
- 12. 20 feet
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