πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug in Sam's room is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 10 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A rug in Sam's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Lily's garden has an area of 10 square meters. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A playing field is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 48 square feet
- 2. 26 feet
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 60 square meters
- 6. 28 feet
- 7. 18 meters
- 8. 40 square meters
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. 5 meters
- 11. 12 square meters
- 12. 40 square feet
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