πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A playing field is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A playing field is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A playing field is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
12Lily 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
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 15 square meters
- 3. 6 square yards
- 4. 12 meters
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 10 square meters
- 7. 4 square meters
- 8. 12 square meters
- 9. 16 square meters
- 10. 14 feet
- 11. 10 square centimeters
- 12. 16 inches
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