πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Omar paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
4A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily paints a picture that is 3 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8Omar's garden is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A park is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A park is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 yards
- 2. 6 square meters
- 3. 12 square inches
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 12 square inches
- 6. 8 square meters
- 7. 14 centimeters
- 8. 4 square meters
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 10 yards
- 11. 16 square meters
- 12. 12 square meters
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