πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya paints a picture that is 3 inches wide and 5 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
2A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
3The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Leo's garden is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Leo walks all the way around a park that is 9 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Aiden's garden is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A park is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square inches
- 2. 20 yards
- 3. 10 square feet
- 4. 28 square feet
- 5. 34 yards
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 26 meters
- 8. 56 square feet
- 9. 15 square yards
- 10. 36 feet
- 11. 12 square feet
- 12. 28 feet
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