πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Lily's garden is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A playing field is 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 10 square feet
- 2. 14 yards
- 3. 25 square meters
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 10 feet
- 6. 8 square feet
- 7. 16 yards
- 8. 16 meters
- 9. 4 square yards
- 10. 10 square feet
- 11. 14 meters
- 12. 16 feet
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