πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 6 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Sam paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
4The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Zoe paints a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Lily's garden is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 54 square yards
- 2. 16 yards
- 3. 8 square centimeters
- 4. 20 square feet
- 5. 14 feet
- 6. 30 square centimeters
- 7. 30 centimeters
- 8. 15 square meters
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. 22 yards
- 11. 10 square feet
- 12. 22 meters
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