πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily walks all the way around a park that is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
2A park is 5 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3The class bulletin board is 2 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Priya swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 2 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Priya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 9 centimeters wide and 8 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7Lily walks all the way around a park that is 7 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Lily walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 2 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A playing field is 7 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A playing field is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11A playing field is 6 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 8 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 yards
- 2. 40 square meters
- 3. 12 square feet
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 26 feet
- 6. 34 centimeters
- 7. 22 yards
- 8. 6 square meters
- 9. 42 square meters
- 10. 54 square meters
- 11. 48 square meters
- 12. 24 meters
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