πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A playing field is 4 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A puppy pen is 7 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
6Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Priya paints a picture that is 6 inches wide and 6 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
8Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A playing field is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 36 square yards
- 2. 6 square feet
- 3. 30 yards
- 4. 12 square feet
- 5. 24 centimeters
- 6. 22 meters
- 7. 36 square inches
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. 22 meters
- 10. 12 square yards
- 11. 16 feet
- 12. 10 yards
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