πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A rug in Zoe's room is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A rug in Leo's room is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A park is 3 yards long and 7 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 40 square meters
- 2. 4 square feet
- 3. 24 square feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 18 meters
- 6. 18 square feet
- 7. 18 yards
- 8. 48 square meters
- 9. 16 square yards
- 10. 8 square feet
- 11. 8 square feet
- 12. 21 square yards
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