πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 12 units long and 11 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have an area of 12 square units: one is 2 by 6 and one is 3 by 4 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 4
- C2 by 6
3Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 3 by 12 and one is 6 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 12
- B6 by 6
- CThey are the same
4A rectangle has a perimeter of 32 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have an area of 12 square units: one is 3 by 4 and one is 2 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A2 by 6
- B3 by 4
- CThey are the same
6Two rectangles both have an area of 40 square units: one is 4 by 10 and one is 5 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 10
- C5 by 8
7Two rectangles both have an area of 20 square units: one is 2 by 10 and one is 4 by 5 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A2 by 10
- B4 by 5
- CThey are the same
8A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 units. One side is 11 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
9A rectangle is 7 units long and 10 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
10Two rectangles both have an area of 16 square units: one is 4 by 4 and one is 2 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A4 by 4
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 8
11A rectangle is 3 units long and 7 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
12A rectangle is 11 units long and 11 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 46 units
- 2. C (2 by 6)
- 3. A (3 by 12)
- 4. 12 units
- 5. A (2 by 6)
- 6. B (4 by 10)
- 7. A (2 by 10)
- 8. 8 units
- 9. 34 units
- 10. C (2 by 8)
- 11. 20 units
- 12. 44 units
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