πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Aiden's room is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A playing field is 8 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 2 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Leo's garden is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Omar paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 6 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
7Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam paints a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
10A puppy pen is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rug in Priya's room is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A playing field is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 square feet
- 2. 48 square yards
- 3. 26 feet
- 4. 14 square meters
- 5. 54 square meters
- 6. 12 square inches
- 7. 24 centimeters
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. 18 square centimeters
- 10. 34 feet
- 11. 6 square feet
- 12. 49 square meters
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