πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 7 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The class bulletin board is 8 feet long and 4 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam walks all the way around a park that is 6 yards long and 6 yards wide. How far does Sam walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Leo walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 7 feet long and 8 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Aiden's garden is 6 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Aiden plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 7 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 7 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 feet
- 2. 32 square feet
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 24 yards
- 5. 10 yards
- 6. 30 feet
- 7. 8 feet
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 45 square meters
- 10. 42 square meters
- 11. 32 meters
- 12. 24 meters
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