πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A playing field is 9 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
6Priya walks all the way around a park that is 2 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Lily's garden is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 centimeters
- 2. 72 square meters
- 3. 18 square yards
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 14 square centimeters
- 6. 18 meters
- 7. 45 square feet
- 8. 28 meters
- 9. 30 feet
- 10. 16 meters
- 11. 12 square meters
- 12. 18 inches
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