πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 6 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rug in Lily's room is 2 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Aiden paints a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 5 yards long and 5 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 8 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 30 feet
- 2. 6 square yards
- 3. 36 feet
- 4. 10 square feet
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 18 square meters
- 7. 45 square centimeters
- 8. 18 feet
- 9. 25 square yards
- 10. 24 feet
- 11. 26 meters
- 12. 16 meters
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