πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
2Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rug in Sam's room is 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 8 inches wide and 8 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A park is 4 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10Leo's garden is 8 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Aiden's garden is 2 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 35 square centimeters
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 24 square feet
- 4. 24 yards
- 5. 32 inches
- 6. 32 square feet
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 32 square meters
- 9. 24 centimeters
- 10. 16 square meters
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 14 square meters
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