πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 7 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya 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
6The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo's garden is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A park is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 meters
- 2. 12 feet
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 8 feet
- 5. 20 feet
- 6. 36 square feet
- 7. 72 square feet
- 8. 24 meters
- 9. 16 square meters
- 10. 22 feet
- 11. 8 square feet
- 12. 25 square yards
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