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 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Maya builds a pen for a puppy, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 5 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5A rug in Aiden's room is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 7 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Sam sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A puppy pen is 3 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 14 square meters
- 2. 10 meters
- 3. 6 square feet
- 4. 40 square yards
- 5. 40 square feet
- 6. 15 square feet
- 7. 22 feet
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 12 yards
- 10. 18 feet
- 11. 18 square meters
- 12. 18 yards
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