πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A rug in Sam's room is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A playing field is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Priya'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
10Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 4 square feet
- 3. 15 square feet
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 4 square meters
- 7. 14 meters
- 8. 4 square feet
- 9. 12 yards
- 10. 8 inches
- 11. 10 yards
- 12. 10 square feet
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