πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 24 yards in all. The yard is 9 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Lily's garden has an area of 42 square feet. It is 6 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rug covers 8 square feet of floor. It is 2 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya paints a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
5Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Maya walks all the way around a park that is 8 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Lily walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 10 meters in all. The yard is 3 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 8 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Priya walks all the way around a park that is 7 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Leo's garden is 8 meters long and 10 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 3 yards
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 4 feet
- 4. 45 square centimeters
- 5. 26 feet
- 6. 28 yards
- 7. 2 meters
- 8. 32 feet
- 9. 64 square meters
- 10. 20 meters
- 11. 80 square meters
- 12. 30 feet
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