πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya walks all the way around a rectangle-shaped yard, 22 feet in all. The yard is 9 feet long. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya's team runs all the way around a field that is 3 meters long and 5 meters wide. How far is one lap?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A pool cover has to cover a pool 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many square feet is the cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
4Zoe puts a border all the way around a bulletin board that is 4 feet long and 5 feet tall. How many feet of border are needed?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 2 meters long and 5 meters wide. How many meters of fence does Leo need?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Lily sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 3 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Lily need?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Priya's garden has an area of 36 square inches. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rug covers 18 square feet of floor. It is 3 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam has 26 feet of fence. It goes all the way around a rectangle-shaped garden that is 9 feet long. How wide is the garden?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A playing field is 5 meters long and 8 meters wide. How many square meters of grass does it have?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11The class bulletin board is 9 feet long and 2 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
12A rug covers 12 square feet of floor. It is 2 feet wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 16 meters
- 3. 28 square feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 14 feet
- 7. 9 inches
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 4 feet
- 10. 40 square meters
- 11. 18 square feet
- 12. 6 feet
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