πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 8 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Sam's garden is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 7 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 5 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A park is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A playing field is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8A rug in Omar's room is 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Zoe paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
11Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 8 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya paints a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 square meters
- 2. 20 square meters
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 45 square yards
- 5. 34 feet
- 6. 18 square meters
- 7. 6 square yards
- 8. 12 square feet
- 9. 24 meters
- 10. 8 square inches
- 11. 26 meters
- 12. 63 square centimeters
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