πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar's garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Omar walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A rug in Priya's room is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A puppy pen is 8 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 45 square meters
- 2. 18 square feet
- 3. 14 yards
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 15 square meters
- 6. 16 meters
- 7. 28 square feet
- 8. 56 square feet
- 9. 22 yards
- 10. 26 meters
- 11. 12 centimeters
- 12. 45 square feet
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