πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 8 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Maya paints a picture that is 9 inches wide and 2 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
7Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam's garden is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Sam plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A playing field is 7 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 26 inches
- 2. 26 feet
- 3. 72 square meters
- 4. 6 square feet
- 5. 12 yards
- 6. 18 square inches
- 7. 8 square feet
- 8. 20 feet
- 9. 45 square meters
- 10. 24 yards
- 11. 12 yards
- 12. 14 square meters
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