πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 26 meters in all. The yard is 9 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 3 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rug covers 4 square meters of floor. It is 2 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
5A rug in Zoe's room is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
6A park is 3 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
7Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 24 yards in all. The yard is 8 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Aiden walks all the way around a park that is 7 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Aiden walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar paints a picture that is 6 inches wide and 10 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
11Omar sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 7 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 6 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 4 meters
- 2. 12 meters
- 3. 2 meters
- 4. 16 yards
- 5. 12 square feet
- 6. 12 square yards
- 7. 4 yards
- 8. 28 yards
- 9. 26 feet
- 10. 60 square inches
- 11. 34 feet
- 12. 18 square meters
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