πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A puppy pen is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 3 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8A rug in Leo's room is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Sam paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 7 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11Zoe paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
12Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 56 square feet
- 2. 28 centimeters
- 3. 30 meters
- 4. 22 feet
- 5. 22 feet
- 6. 26 feet
- 7. 18 square yards
- 8. 12 square feet
- 9. 28 square inches
- 10. 18 centimeters
- 11. 32 square inches
- 12. 22 yards
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