πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A playing field is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
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 rug in Maya's room is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Sam walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Maya walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rug in Aiden's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 meters
- 2. 25 square meters
- 3. 4 square feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 20 square feet
- 6. 15 square feet
- 7. 14 feet
- 8. 16 feet
- 9. 6 square yards
- 10. 14 yards
- 11. 12 yards
- 12. 15 square feet
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