πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rug in Lily's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Aiden's garden is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 7 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A puppy pen is 7 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Maya walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 12 square meters. It is 3 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A playing field is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 21 square feet
- 2. 20 meters
- 3. 12 square feet
- 4. 24 square feet
- 5. 30 feet
- 6. 18 inches
- 7. 28 yards
- 8. 12 meters
- 9. 4 meters
- 10. 12 centimeters
- 11. 36 meters
- 12. 30 square meters
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