πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A playing field is 2 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo walks all the way around a park that is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Zoe paints a picture that is 8 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
10Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 meters
- 2. 18 square meters
- 3. 28 feet
- 4. 30 meters
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 16 meters
- 7. 28 feet
- 8. 28 meters
- 9. 72 square inches
- 10. 22 feet
- 11. 26 feet
- 12. 28 square meters
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