πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A park is 2 yards long and 8 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3A park is 5 yards long and 2 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4A park is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A playing field is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe paints a picture that is 2 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
9Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A playing field is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 26 feet
- 2. 16 square yards
- 3. 10 square yards
- 4. 6 square yards
- 5. 15 square meters
- 6. 18 square feet
- 7. 32 feet
- 8. 18 square inches
- 9. 16 inches
- 10. 34 feet
- 11. 72 square feet
- 12. 6 square meters
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