πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 4 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Lily 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
3Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A park is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A puppy pen is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar'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
9A rug in Lily's room is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rug in Omar's room is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square yards
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 16 square meters
- 5. 16 yards
- 6. 6 square meters
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 10 yards
- 9. 16 square feet
- 10. 14 inches
- 11. 16 yards
- 12. 6 square feet
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