πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 4 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Aiden's team runs all the way around a field that is 7 meters long and 6 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 26 yards. One side is 9 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
4A pool cover has to cover a pool 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Zoe's garden has an area of 81 square inches. It is 9 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya swims along every side of a pool that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Maya swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 10 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A pool cover has to cover a pool 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
9A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 16 feet. One side is 6 feet long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A park is 8 meters long and 9 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11A park is 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Aiden swims along every side of a pool that is 10 feet long and 4 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Aiden swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 16 meters
- 2. 26 meters
- 3. 4 yards
- 4. 18 square meters
- 5. 9 inches
- 6. 14 feet
- 7. 90 square feet
- 8. 100 square feet
- 9. 2 feet
- 10. 72 square meters
- 11. 18 square meters
- 12. 28 feet
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