πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 5 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A playing field is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A park is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Maya's garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Maya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 18 inches
- 3. 20 square feet
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 4 square meters
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 14 yards
- 9. 25 square meters
- 10. 15 square meters
- 11. 14 feet
- 12. 10 feet
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