πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 10 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rug covers 6 square inches of floor. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 10 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A rug in Leo's room is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rug covers 48 square meters of floor. It is 6 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rug covers 32 square feet of floor. It is 4 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square yards
- 2. 80 square yards
- 3. 20 meters
- 4. 3 inches
- 5. 14 square feet
- 6. 30 meters
- 7. 8 square feet
- 8. 18 yards
- 9. 18 square feet
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 8 meters
- 12. 8 feet
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