πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 6 meters long and 3 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A playing field is 3 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A park is 2 yards long and 9 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
6Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 8 centimeters wide and 7 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7A playing field is 9 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8A puppy pen is 7 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
10A playing field is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 2 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 meters
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 27 square yards
- 4. 22 meters
- 5. 18 square yards
- 6. 30 centimeters
- 7. 27 square meters
- 8. 28 feet
- 9. 10 square centimeters
- 10. 10 square meters
- 11. 22 feet
- 12. 16 feet
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