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 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
2Priya's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rug in Aiden's room is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A puppy pen is 7 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A playing field is 7 yards long and 2 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7A rug in Maya's room is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Sam walks all the way around a park that is 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden's garden is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A playing field is 5 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 56 square feet
- 2. 24 meters
- 3. 4 square feet
- 4. 12 square feet
- 5. 22 yards
- 6. 14 square yards
- 7. 30 square feet
- 8. 28 meters
- 9. 16 feet
- 10. 36 square feet
- 11. 22 yards
- 12. 40 square yards
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