πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe walks all the way around a park that is 6 meters long and 2 meters wide. How far does Zoe walk?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A puppy pen is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
3A rug in Sam's room is 9 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 meters long and 7 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Aiden builds a pen for a puppy, 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rug covers 56 square feet of floor. It is 7 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar paints a picture that is 2 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square centimeters
10Sam puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 8 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya walks all the way around a park that is 8 yards long and 4 yards wide. How far does Priya walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Leo's garden is 6 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of garden can Leo plant?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 meters
- 2. 18 yards
- 3. 18 square feet
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 12 square feet
- 7. 36 feet
- 8. 8 feet
- 9. 8 square centimeters
- 10. 30 feet
- 11. 24 yards
- 12. 48 square meters
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