Area & perimeter word problems worksheets
Decide what the story asks for first. Covering the inside is area. Going around the edge is perimeter.
Two grades, each its own sheet. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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3rd grade Core grade
Area and perimeter word problems for third grade wrap the formulas in stories about gardens, rugs, and picture frames. Rectangles carry most of the sheet, and some problems use an L-shaped figure your child splits into two rectangles. The story, not a label, says which measure to find.
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4th grade
Word problems for grade 4 stay with rectangles and raise the numbers, mixing area and perimeter questions on one sheet, the way 4.MD.A.3 frames them. Reading which measure the story wants is half the work. Some teachers call these story problems, and the story is where the thinking happens: the arithmetic itself stays friendly.
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