πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe 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 Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya's garden is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Lily paints a picture that is 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
4Zoe puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Aiden's garden is 2 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
10The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 feet
- 2. 24 square feet
- 3. 12 square inches
- 4. 30 feet
- 5. 24 yards
- 6. 12 square meters
- 7. 22 feet
- 8. 18 yards
- 9. 22 yards
- 10. 27 square feet
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 18 yards
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