πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A pool cover has to cover a pool 4 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A rug in Sam's room is 3 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A rug in Leo's room is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Lily puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 7 meters long and 8 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 5 inches wide and 8 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 22 feet
- 2. 20 square feet
- 3. 27 square feet
- 4. 36 square feet
- 5. 20 square feet
- 6. 18 square feet
- 7. 20 feet
- 8. 20 feet
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 26 inches
- 11. 20 square feet
- 12. 24 meters
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