πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A puppy pen is 4 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5A park is 9 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6A playing field is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7Omar paints a picture that is 4 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
8Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 6 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
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. 18 feet
- 2. 36 square feet
- 3. 18 square meters
- 4. 16 yards
- 5. 45 square yards
- 6. 20 square yards
- 7. 24 square centimeters
- 8. 26 yards
- 9. 26 feet
- 10. 16 yards
- 11. 35 square feet
- 12. 18 yards
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