πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's team runs all the way around a field that is 5 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 34 yards in all. The yard is 9 yards long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 4 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5A park is 3 meters long and 10 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Priya puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya glues a frame around a picture that is 6 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 feet. One side is 8 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rug covers 18 square feet of floor. It is 2 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 30 meters. One side is 8 meters long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rug covers 27 square feet of floor. It is 3 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam swims along every side of a pool that is 3 meters long and 4 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Sam swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 8 yards
- 3. 18 meters
- 4. 12 square meters
- 5. 30 square meters
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 24 centimeters
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 9 feet
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 9 feet
- 12. 14 meters
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