πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 27 square inches. It is 3 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 6 feet long and 9 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily swims along every side of a pool that is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Lily swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 meters long and 10 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 9 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Aiden walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 14 feet in all. The yard is 4 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rug covers 32 square meters of floor. It is 4 meters wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 30 feet in all. The yard is 8 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A park is 3 yards long and 8 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
11A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 20 yards. One side is 5 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Zoe's garden is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of garden can Zoe plant?
Answer: ______________ square feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 30 feet
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 34 meters
- 5. 32 yards
- 6. 3 feet
- 7. 8 meters
- 8. 26 feet
- 9. 7 feet
- 10. 24 square yards
- 11. 5 yards
- 12. 8 square feet
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