πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rug in Priya's room is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Omar walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Omar's garden is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Leo paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8A puppy pen is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
10A playing field is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11A playing field is 8 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Lily walks all the way around a park that is 7 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 feet
- 2. 63 square feet
- 3. 22 yards
- 4. 48 square feet
- 5. 12 square feet
- 6. 24 meters
- 7. 30 square centimeters
- 8. 26 feet
- 9. 24 yards
- 10. 12 square meters
- 11. 24 square meters
- 12. 28 yards
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