πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A puppy pen is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A playing field is 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3A rug in Priya's room is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rug in Zoe's room is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Sam walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Omar's garden is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Aiden's garden is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 30 feet
- 2. 35 square yards
- 3. 12 square feet
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 12 square feet
- 6. 4 square feet
- 7. 28 meters
- 8. 16 yards
- 9. 16 square feet
- 10. 10 square meters
- 11. 8 square meters
- 12. 18 meters
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