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