πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
6The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 8 meters long and 3 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Omar's garden is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A playing field is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 18 square meters
- 3. 16 feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 28 centimeters
- 6. 36 square feet
- 7. 18 square feet
- 8. 12 square meters
- 9. 22 meters
- 10. 12 square feet
- 11. 42 square feet
- 12. 12 square yards
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