πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 18 square inches. It is 3 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden's classroom is shaped like this plan. What is its area?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A path goes all the way around the edge of this playground. How long is the path?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Zoe's garden has an area of 12 square inches. It is 3 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rug in Priya's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Zoe walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 24 feet in all. The yard is 10 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two gardens each have an area of 16 square feet. Garden A is 2 feet by 8 feet. Garden B is 4 feet by 4 feet. Which garden needs more fence to go all the way around?
- AGarden A
- BBoth the same
- CGarden B
10A rug covers 14 square inches of floor. It is 2 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya 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
12Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 9 inches wide and 9 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 28 yards
- 2. 6 inches
- 3. 10 square meters
- 4. 24 feet
- 5. 22 feet
- 6. 4 inches
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 2 feet
- 9. A (Garden A)
- 10. 7 inches
- 11. 2 meters
- 12. 36 inches
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