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