πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Lily's room is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3Maya's garden is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A park is 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Leo walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar's garden is 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A rug in Sam's room is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10Priya paints a picture that is 8 inches wide and 8 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
11The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square feet
- 2. 16 centimeters
- 3. 36 square feet
- 4. 35 square yards
- 5. 10 yards
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 24 square feet
- 8. 30 square feet
- 9. 26 centimeters
- 10. 64 square inches
- 11. 32 square feet
- 12. 26 feet
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