πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Aiden's garden is 4 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Omar's garden is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Sam paints a picture that is 7 inches wide and 8 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden's garden is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 9 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 6 square yards
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 24 square meters
- 4. 27 square feet
- 5. 56 square inches
- 6. 32 feet
- 7. 45 square meters
- 8. 20 centimeters
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 18 square feet
- 11. 72 square yards
- 12. 32 feet
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