πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A park is 2 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 36 feet in all. The yard is 10 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 9 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7Priya's room is 5 feet long and 8 feet wide. A rug that is 2 feet by 2 feet lies on the floor. How many square feet of floor are not covered?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Omar puts a fence around a garden that is 4 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Maya puts a fence around a garden that is 5 feet long and 10 feet wide, but leaves a 2-foot gap for a gate. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 16 square inches. It is 4 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rug in Leo's room is 10 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily's garden is 7 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 square meters
- 2. 38 meters
- 3. 25 square feet
- 4. 22 meters
- 5. 8 feet
- 6. 81 square yards
- 7. 36 square feet
- 8. 26 feet
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 4 inches
- 11. 70 square feet
- 12. 63 square meters
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