πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo's garden is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 meters
- 2. 25 square feet
- 3. 15 square feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 10 yards
- 6. 20 feet
- 7. 14 yards
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 16 feet
- 10. 18 centimeters
- 11. 12 square feet
- 12. 12 square feet
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