πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rug covers 50 square inches of floor. It is 5 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily paints a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
3Maya's garden has an area of 30 square feet. It is 5 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
5The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 10 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A rug in Omar's room is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Sam's garden is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A rug covers 80 square meters of floor. It is 8 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 inches
- 2. 16 square centimeters
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 24 yards
- 5. 24 square feet
- 6. 16 feet
- 7. 30 feet
- 8. 30 centimeters
- 9. 6 square feet
- 10. 6 square feet
- 11. 32 square feet
- 12. 10 meters
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