πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar walks all the way around a park that is 2 yards long and 7 yards wide. How far does Omar walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
2Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 9 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 yards. One side is 8 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4The class bulletin board is 6 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5A park is 9 meters long and 10 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Zoe sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 meters long and 9 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Omar need?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Lily walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 38 meters in all. The yard is 10 meters long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The class bulletin board is 3 feet long and 6 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
10Aiden's garden has an area of 70 square inches. It is 7 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 72 square meters. It is 8 meters tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Aiden need?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 18 yards
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 5 yards
- 4. 42 square feet
- 5. 90 square meters
- 6. 20 feet
- 7. 24 meters
- 8. 9 meters
- 9. 18 square feet
- 10. 10 inches
- 11. 9 meters
- 12. 36 feet
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