πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Leo's garden is 2 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A park is 5 yards long and 9 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Maya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 15 square feet
- 2. 27 square feet
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 18 square meters
- 5. 20 yards
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 24 meters
- 8. 45 square yards
- 9. 22 feet
- 10. 30 square feet
- 11. 32 centimeters
- 12. 22 meters
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