πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 3 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 8 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Leo walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
7A park is 4 yards long and 8 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8A rug in Omar's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A rug in Leo's room is 5 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Sam paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 3 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
11A park is 3 yards long and 2 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 24 meters
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 28 square meters
- 6. 16 yards
- 7. 32 square yards
- 8. 12 square feet
- 9. 20 square feet
- 10. 6 square centimeters
- 11. 6 square yards
- 12. 16 yards
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