πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar glues a frame around a picture that is 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall. How long is the frame all the way around?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily builds a pen for a puppy, 4 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square feet
3Maya puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Maya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rug in Zoe's room is 9 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
5Priya paints a picture that is 6 inches wide and 9 inches tall. What is the area of the picture?
Answer: ______________ square inches
6A rug in Sam's room is 2 feet long and 7 feet wide. How many square feet of floor does it cover?
Answer: ______________ square feet
7The class bulletin board is 10 feet long and 7 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8A puppy pen is 8 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rectangle-shaped playground has a perimeter of 36 yards. One side is 10 yards long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 2 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A puppy pen is 8 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many yards of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ yards
12A puppy pen is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 24 inches
- 2. 24 square feet
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 54 square feet
- 5. 54 square inches
- 6. 14 square feet
- 7. 70 square feet
- 8. 36 feet
- 9. 8 yards
- 10. 20 feet
- 11. 24 yards
- 12. 20 feet
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