πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Omar'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 playing field is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A park is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 9 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 7 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A park is 5 yards long and 6 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 72 square feet
- 2. 32 yards
- 3. 20 square meters
- 4. 24 square meters
- 5. 24 feet
- 6. 30 meters
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 42 square feet
- 9. 24 feet
- 10. 30 square yards
- 11. 8 meters
- 12. 34 meters
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