πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Lily paints a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
5The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Lily paints a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 20 square feet
- 3. 10 square feet
- 4. 6 square centimeters
- 5. 10 square feet
- 6. 9 square centimeters
- 7. 10 yards
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 18 feet
- 10. 14 meters
- 11. 12 square feet
- 12. 14 feet
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