πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A playing field is 5 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Maya walks all the way around a park that is 6 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A playing field is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A rug in Zoe's room is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 3 inches wide and 8 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A puppy pen is 7 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 4 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 35 square feet
- 2. 24 feet
- 3. 10 square meters
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 26 yards
- 6. 18 square meters
- 7. 56 square feet
- 8. 28 meters
- 9. 22 inches
- 10. 32 feet
- 11. 10 square feet
- 12. 16 inches
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