πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 26 units. One side is 9 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have an area of 60 square units: one is 6 by 10 and one is 5 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A6 by 10
- B5 by 12
- CThey are the same
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?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 8
- C4 by 4
4Two 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?
- A5 by 12
- B6 by 10
- CThey are the same
5Two 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?
- A5 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 10
6A rectangle is 12 units long and 4 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 units. One side is 9 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 6 by 6 and one is 4 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A4 by 9
- BThey are the same
- C6 by 6
9A rectangle has a perimeter of 26 units. One side is 7 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle is 11 units long and 4 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two 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?
- A4 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 12
12Two rectangles both have an area of 20 square units: one is 4 by 5 and one is 2 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A4 by 5
- B2 by 10
- CThey are the same
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 4 units
- 2. B (5 by 12)
- 3. B (2 by 8)
- 4. A (5 by 12)
- 5. C (3 by 10)
- 6. 32 units
- 7. 10 units
- 8. A (4 by 9)
- 9. 6 units
- 10. 30 units
- 11. C (2 by 12)
- 12. B (2 by 10)
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