πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7Aiden's garden is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe's garden is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Aiden paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 22 feet
- 2. 32 yards
- 3. 32 square feet
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 26 yards
- 6. 18 centimeters
- 7. 32 square feet
- 8. 20 centimeters
- 9. 18 feet
- 10. 49 square meters
- 11. 22 yards
- 12. 21 square centimeters
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