πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's garden is 4 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Maya's garden is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Leo walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A park is 5 yards long and 6 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7A puppy pen is 8 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Lily paints a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
11The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 square meters
- 2. 42 square yards
- 3. 28 feet
- 4. 48 square feet
- 5. 22 meters
- 6. 30 square yards
- 7. 32 yards
- 8. 27 square feet
- 9. 34 feet
- 10. 21 square centimeters
- 11. 18 square feet
- 12. 20 feet
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