πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9Sam paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
10The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 8 square feet
- 2. 12 feet
- 3. 10 square feet
- 4. 12 centimeters
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 14 centimeters
- 9. 4 square centimeters
- 10. 6 square feet
- 11. 14 feet
- 12. 14 feet
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