πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 6 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
3Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A puppy pen is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A playing field is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A park is 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A rug in Lily's room is 5 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11A park is 8 yards long and 8 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 8 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 square feet
- 2. 54 square yards
- 3. 16 centimeters
- 4. 28 feet
- 5. 22 yards
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 20 feet
- 8. 10 square meters
- 9. 72 square meters
- 10. 35 square feet
- 11. 64 square yards
- 12. 22 yards
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