πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 3 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe's garden is 8 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
5The class bulletin board is 7 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Sam walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
7The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 6 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 9 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 4 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 feet
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 24 square meters
- 4. 20 yards
- 5. 14 square feet
- 6. 16 yards
- 7. 72 square feet
- 8. 32 feet
- 9. 30 square meters
- 10. 32 square meters
- 11. 36 meters
- 12. 22 meters
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