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 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A rug in Aiden's room is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 9 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya's garden is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A park is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 24 meters. One side is 7 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A park is 9 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Lily's garden is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 14 meters in all. The yard is 5 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square feet
- 2. 12 square feet
- 3. 32 feet
- 4. 32 feet
- 5. 14 square feet
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 16 square yards
- 8. 5 meters
- 9. 36 square yards
- 10. 32 square feet
- 11. 38 meters
- 12. 2 meters
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