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 5 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Lily walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Lily 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
7Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 square feet
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 8 square meters
- 4. 14 yards
- 5. 10 yards
- 6. 14 centimeters
- 7. 14 centimeters
- 8. 18 inches
- 9. 14 meters
- 10. 20 square yards
- 11. 16 meters
- 12. 12 meters
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