πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 4 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A park is 3 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Maya paints a picture that is 8 inches wide and 6 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
7Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A park is 8 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Maya walks all the way around a park that is 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Maya walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Priya's garden is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A park is 3 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 32 square meters
- 2. 24 square feet
- 3. 8 square feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 24 square meters
- 6. 48 square inches
- 7. 14 meters
- 8. 64 square meters
- 9. 18 meters
- 10. 28 meters
- 11. 12 square meters
- 12. 15 square yards
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