πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 3 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
4The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Lily's garden is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Leo's garden is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Priya'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
9A rug in Priya's room is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10A playing field is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 inches
- 2. 20 square feet
- 3. 12 yards
- 4. 12 square feet
- 5. 20 square feet
- 6. 6 square meters
- 7. 12 yards
- 8. 20 meters
- 9. 10 square feet
- 10. 20 square meters
- 11. 10 meters
- 12. 14 feet
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