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 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Maya walks all the way around a park that is 6 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Sam walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 8 meters wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A playing field is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A playing field is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar paints a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
11Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar paints a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 21 square feet
- 2. 16 yards
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 6 square yards
- 5. 24 feet
- 6. 26 feet
- 7. 26 meters
- 8. 6 square meters
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 36 square centimeters
- 11. 30 feet
- 12. 56 square centimeters
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