πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Sam paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
7Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A playing field is 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Leo glues a frame around a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 meters
- 2. 18 square feet
- 3. 24 feet
- 4. 22 meters
- 5. 40 square feet
- 6. 25 square centimeters
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 4 square feet
- 9. 42 square feet
- 10. 26 yards
- 11. 72 square meters
- 12. 26 centimeters
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