πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 40 square meters. It is 5 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 16 feet. One side is 6 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden's garden has an area of 9 square inches. It is 3 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 28 feet in all. The yard is 8 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A park is 7 meters long and 9 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 8 square feet. It is 2 feet tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 6 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Zoe paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
10Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo's garden is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 meters
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 3 inches
- 4. 6 feet
- 5. 63 square meters
- 6. 40 square feet
- 7. 4 feet
- 8. 30 yards
- 9. 16 square centimeters
- 10. 30 feet
- 11. 54 square meters
- 12. 38 feet
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