πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 7 feet long and 10 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 34 yards in all. The yard is 10 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 6 square inches. It is 2 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rug in Lily's room is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A rug in Maya's room is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Priya's garden has an area of 21 square inches. It is 3 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 16 square meters. It is 2 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rug in Omar's room is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Priya walks all the way around a park that is 10 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rug covers 18 square meters of floor. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square yards
- 2. 34 feet
- 3. 7 yards
- 4. 24 feet
- 5. 3 inches
- 6. 36 square feet
- 7. 100 square feet
- 8. 7 inches
- 9. 8 meters
- 10. 63 square feet
- 11. 36 yards
- 12. 9 meters
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