πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 12 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 24 units: one is 3 by 9 and one is 5 by 7 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 9
- B5 by 7
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle is 5 units long and 10 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle is 3 units long and 19 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5A rectangle is 9 units long and 15 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 28 units: one is 5 by 9 and one is 6 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 8
- C5 by 9
7Two 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?
- A5 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C6 by 10
8A rectangle has a perimeter of 48 units. One side is 14 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
9A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 units. One side is 5 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
10Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 28 units: one is 6 by 8 and one is 7 by 7 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 8
- C7 by 7
11Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 38 units: one is 7 by 12 and one is 9 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B9 by 10
- C7 by 12
12Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 26 units: one is 6 by 7 and one is 2 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 11
- BThey are the same
- C6 by 7
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 36 units
- 2. B (5 by 7)
- 3. 30 units
- 4. 44 units
- 5. 48 units
- 6. B (6 by 8)
- 7. A (5 by 12)
- 8. 10 units
- 9. 2 units
- 10. C (7 by 7)
- 11. B (9 by 10)
- 12. C (6 by 7)
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