πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya's garden is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo's garden is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A playing field is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 inches
- 2. 20 square meters
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 16 yards
- 5. 20 feet
- 6. 20 square meters
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 8 square yards
- 9. 20 square feet
- 10. 18 feet
- 11. 20 meters
- 12. 12 yards
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