πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya glues a frame around a picture that is 3 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya paints a picture that is 3 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
3Omar walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rug in Maya's room is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rug in Sam's room is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 inches
- 2. 27 square inches
- 3. 20 yards
- 4. 16 meters
- 5. 24 square feet
- 6. 22 feet
- 7. 20 feet
- 8. 24 square feet
- 9. 36 feet
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 45 square meters
- 12. 36 square feet
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