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