πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Leo's garden has an area of 36 square meters. It is 4 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5Sam walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 24 feet in all. The yard is 10 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Priya's garden has an area of 40 square inches. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar paints a picture that is 6 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
11Leo walks all the way around a park that is 4 meters long and 8 meters wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A puppy pen is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 27 square feet
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 34 feet
- 4. 16 centimeters
- 5. 2 feet
- 6. 28 feet
- 7. 30 square centimeters
- 8. 30 yards
- 9. 10 inches
- 10. 54 square inches
- 11. 24 meters
- 12. 32 feet
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