πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's garden is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A rug in Omar's room is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 7 inches wide and 7 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A puppy pen is 7 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5A puppy pen is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
7A park is 2 yards long and 9 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Leo's garden is 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A rug in Maya's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A park is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square feet
- 2. 54 square feet
- 3. 28 inches
- 4. 26 yards
- 5. 28 feet
- 6. 18 yards
- 7. 18 square yards
- 8. 21 square feet
- 9. 15 square feet
- 10. 16 feet
- 11. 26 feet
- 12. 25 square yards
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