πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
2A park is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Omar walks all the way around a park that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 9 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 6 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
9The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Aiden's garden is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 centimeters
- 2. 12 square meters
- 3. 32 square feet
- 4. 28 meters
- 5. 81 square yards
- 6. 21 square feet
- 7. 30 feet
- 8. 12 square inches
- 9. 45 square feet
- 10. 14 square meters
- 11. 32 feet
- 12. 16 square feet
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