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 3 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle is 7 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
3Two rectangles both have an area of 40 square units: one is 5 by 8 and one is 4 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 8
- C4 by 10
4Two 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
- B2 by 10
- CThey are the same
5A rectangle is 3 units long and 8 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
6A rectangle is 8 units long and 10 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7A rectangle has a perimeter of 10 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two 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
- BThey are the same
- C5 by 6
9Two 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
10Two 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
11Two 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?
- A2 by 8
- B4 by 4
- CThey are the same
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 22 units. One side is 6 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 6 units
- 2. 26 units
- 3. C (4 by 10)
- 4. B (2 by 10)
- 5. 22 units
- 6. 36 units
- 7. 3 units
- 8. A (3 by 10)
- 9. B (3 by 12)
- 10. B (2 by 8)
- 11. A (2 by 8)
- 12. 5 units
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