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 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A park is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Leo walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Sam 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
5Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Leo paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A park is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A park is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 yards
- 2. 10 square meters
- 3. 18 yards
- 4. 14 inches
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 12 meters
- 7. 12 square inches
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 12 meters
- 10. 10 square meters
- 11. 8 square feet
- 12. 16 square yards
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