πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 7 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Priya's garden is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 feet
- 2. 40 square feet
- 3. 42 square feet
- 4. 24 meters
- 5. 25 square feet
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 32 feet
- 8. 28 meters
- 9. 20 centimeters
- 10. 40 square feet
- 11. 45 square feet
- 12. 14 square feet
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