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 3 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
2Omar 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
3A playing field is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A playing field is 2 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
8Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A playing field is 6 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
10Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 8 yards long and 5 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A rug in Maya's room is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 9 square yards
- 2. 30 centimeters
- 3. 12 square meters
- 4. 81 square feet
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 30 feet
- 7. 8 square yards
- 8. 16 meters
- 9. 24 square yards
- 10. 24 feet
- 11. 26 yards
- 12. 56 square feet
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