πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Zoe paints a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 8 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
3A playing field is 7 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A puppy pen is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
7The class bulletin board is 5 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Lily's garden is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
11Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rug in Priya's room is 5 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 36 yards
- 2. 72 square centimeters
- 3. 56 square yards
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 42 square meters
- 6. 10 yards
- 7. 30 square feet
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 22 feet
- 10. 42 square feet
- 11. 22 feet
- 12. 30 square feet
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