πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A rug in Omar's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A playing field is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 square meters
- 2. 15 square feet
- 3. 18 meters
- 4. 16 square yards
- 5. 16 inches
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 18 yards
- 9. 14 yards
- 10. 14 yards
- 11. 20 square yards
- 12. 16 feet
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