πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Zoe 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
4Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A playing field is 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar's garden is 6 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Sam's garden is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A park is 8 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Maya walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 feet
- 2. 20 square feet
- 3. 16 feet
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 18 square meters
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 30 square meters
- 8. 9 square feet
- 9. 64 square meters
- 10. 20 feet
- 11. 20 square feet
- 12. 10 meters
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