πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo's garden has an area of 14 square inches. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam's garden has an area of 49 square inches. It is 7 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rug in Leo's room is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A park is 6 meters long and 6 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug in Sam's room is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A rug covers 16 square inches of floor. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A park is 9 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 7 inches
- 2. 7 inches
- 3. 32 square feet
- 4. 36 square meters
- 5. 12 meters
- 6. 35 square feet
- 7. 6 square meters
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 63 square feet
- 10. 8 inches
- 11. 45 square yards
- 12. 40 square feet
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