πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 9 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle has a perimeter of 20 units. One side is 6 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
3A rectangle is 8 units long and 12 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle is 9 units long and 5 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two 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
- B2 by 9
- CThey are the same
6Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 12
- C6 by 6
7Two 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
8A rectangle is 10 units long and 3 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
9Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 4
- C2 by 6
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 32 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two rectangles both have an area of 48 square units: one is 4 by 12 and one is 6 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A6 by 8
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 12
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?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 6
- C3 by 10
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 30 units
- 2. 4 units
- 3. 40 units
- 4. 28 units
- 5. B (2 by 9)
- 6. B (3 by 12)
- 7. C (2 by 8)
- 8. 26 units
- 9. C (2 by 6)
- 10. 12 units
- 11. C (4 by 12)
- 12. C (3 by 10)
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