πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 8 feet long and 3 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo's team runs all the way around a field that is 10 meters long and 9 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A park is 9 yards long and 6 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
5Leo walks all the way around a park that is 8 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 50 square inches. It is 5 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rug covers 32 square inches of floor. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A pool cover has to cover a pool 3 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 5 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya walks all the way around a park that is 9 meters long and 10 meters wide. How far does Maya walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 22 feet
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 38 meters
- 4. 54 square yards
- 5. 20 meters
- 6. 10 inches
- 7. 8 inches
- 8. 24 square feet
- 9. 12 square meters
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 38 meters
- 12. 20 square feet
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