πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
2Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4A rug in Omar's room is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A playing field is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A park is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
10The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Sam walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 centimeters
- 2. 12 meters
- 3. 14 yards
- 4. 15 square feet
- 5. 20 square meters
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 20 square feet
- 8. 12 square yards
- 9. 16 yards
- 10. 12 square feet
- 11. 14 yards
- 12. 12 square yards
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