πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya'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
2Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A park is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Omar's garden is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6Zoe 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
7The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A rug in Maya's room is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A playing field is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Lily walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 yards
- 2. 16 meters
- 3. 15 square yards
- 4. 9 square meters
- 5. 20 square yards
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 25 square feet
- 8. 9 square feet
- 9. 12 square feet
- 10. 16 feet
- 11. 6 square yards
- 12. 10 meters
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