πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam builds a pen for a puppy, 7 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Aiden sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 8 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A puppy pen is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar's garden is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Omar plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8A puppy pen is 3 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A playing field is 2 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 7 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe builds a pen for a puppy, 6 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 9 yards wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 32 feet
- 2. 14 square feet
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 30 meters
- 6. 30 feet
- 7. 48 square meters
- 8. 18 feet
- 9. 8 square meters
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 42 square feet
- 12. 26 yards
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