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Around the Block: Perimeter on a Neighborhood Walk

Grade 3 perimeter word problems on a neighborhood walk: add the sides of blocks, parks, and signs, and find missing side lengths.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.MD.D.8

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students find the perimeter of polygons by adding all of the side lengths.
  • Students find an unknown side length when they know the perimeter.
  • Students compare routes and show that different shapes can have the same perimeter.

How to use

Use after introducing perimeter as the distance around a shape. Have students sketch and label each block or park, and check each missing side by adding all the sides back up.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.MD.D.8

Solve problems about perimeters of polygons, including finding an unknown side length.

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Around the Block: Perimeter on a Neighborhood Walk

Find how far it is around blocks, parks, and signs, and find missing sides.

All the way around

The perimeter is the distance all the way around a shape. Add the lengths of all its sides.

1.
Maya walks her dog once all the way around her block. The block is a rectangle 90 yards long and 40 yards wide. How far does she walk?

  yards

2.
Pine Park is a triangle. Its sides are 50 meters, 70 meters, and 80 meters long. What is the perimeter of the park?

50 + 70 + 80 =   meters

3.
A yield sign is a triangle with 3 equal sides. Each side is 30 inches long. What is the perimeter of the sign?

Perimeter =   inches

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