πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2A rug in Priya's room is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Omar 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
9A rug in Priya's room is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 9 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 square yards
- 2. 28 square feet
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 12 inches
- 5. 22 feet
- 6. 16 feet
- 7. 28 meters
- 8. 28 feet
- 9. 27 square feet
- 10. 20 centimeters
- 11. 27 square yards
- 12. 16 feet
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