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, 3 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2A park is 8 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Zoe glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A playing field is 5 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6A rug in Omar's room is 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 square yards
- 2. 64 square meters
- 3. 30 centimeters
- 4. 64 square feet
- 5. 30 square yards
- 6. 12 square feet
- 7. 34 feet
- 8. 34 yards
- 9. 16 yards
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 72 square feet
- 12. 26 yards
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