πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 8 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have an area of 72 square units: one is 8 by 9 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A8 by 9
- B6 by 12
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle is 10 units long and 5 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle has a perimeter of 34 units. One side is 11 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have an area of 60 square units: one is 5 by 12 and one is 6 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A6 by 10
- B5 by 12
- CThey are the same
6Two rectangles both have an area of 16 square units: one is 2 by 8 and one is 4 by 4 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 8
- C4 by 4
7A rectangle is 6 units long and 9 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8A rectangle is 4 units long and 9 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
9A rectangle is 12 units long and 10 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
10Two 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?
- A3 by 4
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 6
11Two 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?
- A4 by 5
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 10
12Two rectangles both have an area of 30 square units: one is 3 by 10 and one is 5 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 10
- B5 by 6
- CThey are the same
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 28 units
- 2. B (6 by 12)
- 3. 30 units
- 4. 6 units
- 5. B (5 by 12)
- 6. B (2 by 8)
- 7. 30 units
- 8. 26 units
- 9. 44 units
- 10. C (2 by 6)
- 11. C (2 by 10)
- 12. A (3 by 10)
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