πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 11 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 5
3A rectangle has a perimeter of 20 units. One side is 3 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two 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
5Two rectangles both have an area of 48 square units: one is 6 by 8 and one is 4 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 12
- C6 by 8
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?
- A5 by 8
- B4 by 10
- CThey are the same
7Two rectangles both have an area of 24 square units: one is 4 by 6 and one is 2 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 6
- C2 by 12
8A rectangle is 11 units long and 7 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
9A rectangle has a perimeter of 28 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 10 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two rectangles both have an area of 18 square units: one is 3 by 6 and one is 2 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 9
12A rectangle is 7 units long and 8 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 34 units
- 2. A (2 by 10)
- 3. 7 units
- 4. C (2 by 8)
- 5. B (4 by 12)
- 6. B (4 by 10)
- 7. C (2 by 12)
- 8. 36 units
- 9. 10 units
- 10. 3 units
- 11. C (2 by 9)
- 12. 30 units
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