πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A playing field is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A playing field is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A playing field is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 square feet
- 2. 15 square meters
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 10 square yards
- 5. 20 meters
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 8 centimeters
- 8. 4 square yards
- 9. 10 yards
- 10. 10 meters
- 11. 16 feet
- 12. 8 square yards
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