πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 5 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 8 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 9 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Omar swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 5 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Omar swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 2 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A playing field is 6 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A park is 8 meters long and 2 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Lily walks all the way around a park that is 7 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12A playing field is 3 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 40 square feet
- 2. 34 feet
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 81 square meters
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 20 meters
- 7. 14 meters
- 8. 42 square meters
- 9. 16 square meters
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 4 square yards
- 12. 24 square yards
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