πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
3Leo paints a picture that is 9 inches wide and 4 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
4Priya paints a picture that is 7 centimeters wide and 8 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
5Priya builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A playing field is 4 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A puppy pen is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 3 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11Lily glues a frame around a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12A puppy pen is 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 feet
- 2. 35 square centimeters
- 3. 36 square inches
- 4. 56 square centimeters
- 5. 8 square feet
- 6. 32 square meters
- 7. 36 square meters
- 8. 18 square feet
- 9. 26 feet
- 10. 16 centimeters
- 11. 20 centimeters
- 12. 18 feet
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