πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar's team runs all the way around a field that is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Sam glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 8 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A park is 2 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A park is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 34 centimeters
- 3. 49 square feet
- 4. 16 square meters
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 26 feet
- 7. 12 meters
- 8. 20 square meters
- 9. 28 meters
- 10. 14 feet
- 11. 26 centimeters
- 12. 12 feet
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