πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A park is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A rug in Omar's room is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Maya paints a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 8 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
9Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A puppy pen is 9 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Leo builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A rug in Omar's room is 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 meters
- 2. 12 feet
- 3. 15 square meters
- 4. 26 centimeters
- 5. 6 square meters
- 6. 8 square feet
- 7. 35 square meters
- 8. 48 square centimeters
- 9. 22 meters
- 10. 30 yards
- 11. 32 square feet
- 12. 28 square feet
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