πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A puppy pen is 2 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A playing field is 6 yards long and 8 yards wide. How many square yards of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
4Priya walks all the way around a park that is 3 meters long and 10 meters wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 yards. One side is 10 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Lily's garden is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Lily plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 32 feet. One side is 8 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A park is 6 meters long and 9 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10A playing field is 9 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 feet
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 48 square yards
- 4. 26 meters
- 5. 3 yards
- 6. 12 square meters
- 7. 8 feet
- 8. 28 feet
- 9. 54 square meters
- 10. 81 square meters
- 11. 28 meters
- 12. 28 square feet
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