πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 3 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A playing field is 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 25 square feet
- 2. 8 feet
- 3. 6 square feet
- 4. 9 square feet
- 5. 10 feet
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 14 yards
- 8. 14 meters
- 9. 20 square feet
- 10. 12 square yards
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 14 meters
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