πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 8 inches wide and 6 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Maya paints a picture that is 8 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
5Leo's garden is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 9 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Omar paints a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
11A rug in Zoe's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A rug in Leo's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 inches
- 2. 16 square meters
- 3. 21 square feet
- 4. 24 square inches
- 5. 72 square feet
- 6. 28 feet
- 7. 36 square centimeters
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 32 meters
- 10. 30 square centimeters
- 11. 15 square feet
- 12. 12 square feet
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