πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 18 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle is 12 units long and 9 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
3Two 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?
- A4 by 4
- B2 by 8
- CThey are the same
4A rectangle is 12 units long and 8 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 10
- C4 by 5
7Two rectangles both have an area of 72 square units: one is 6 by 12 and one is 8 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A8 by 9
- B6 by 12
- CThey are the same
8Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 4 by 9 and one is 3 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 12
- C4 by 9
9A rectangle is 7 units long and 10 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 units. One side is 10 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two 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
12Two 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?
- A4 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C6 by 8
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 7 units
- 2. 42 units
- 3. B (2 by 8)
- 4. 40 units
- 5. 5 units
- 6. B (2 by 10)
- 7. B (6 by 12)
- 8. B (3 by 12)
- 9. 34 units
- 10. 8 units
- 11. A (3 by 10)
- 12. A (4 by 12)
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