πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's garden has an area of 50 square meters. It is 5 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya's garden has an area of 20 square inches. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rug in Sam's room is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 6 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rug covers 28 square inches of floor. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 22 yards. One side is 6 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 60 square feet. It is 6 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 10 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A park is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 meters
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 38 meters
- 4. 24 square feet
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 34 meters
- 7. 7 inches
- 8. 5 yards
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 30 meters
- 11. 32 feet
- 12. 4 square meters
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