πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden glues a frame around a picture that is 5 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 yards long and 3 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Sam puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Sam need?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A playing field is 2 yards long and 7 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
9Aiden 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
10Lily's team runs all the way around a field that is 2 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A playing field is 8 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Priya's garden is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Priya plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 26 feet
- 2. 28 centimeters
- 3. 12 yards
- 4. 24 meters
- 5. 24 yards
- 6. 15 square feet
- 7. 16 square feet
- 8. 14 square yards
- 9. 30 feet
- 10. 8 yards
- 11. 56 square meters
- 12. 28 square feet
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