πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Omar walks all the way around a park that is 9 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 9 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
6Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rug in Leo's room is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya walks all the way around a park that is 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Sam walks all the way around a park that is 8 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Aiden's garden is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A playing field is 9 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 25 square yards
- 2. 30 yards
- 3. 63 square yards
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 26 centimeters
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 40 square feet
- 8. 26 feet
- 9. 34 meters
- 10. 30 yards
- 11. 35 square meters
- 12. 81 square meters
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