πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 22 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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
3Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 26 units: one is 3 by 10 and one is 2 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 10
- B2 by 11
- CThey are the same
4Two rectangles both have an area of 18 square units: one is 2 by 9 and one is 3 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 9
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 26 units: one is 4 by 9 and one is 3 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 9
- C3 by 10
6A rectangle is 17 units long and 10 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7A rectangle is 4 units long and 18 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two rectangles both have an area of 40 square units: one is 4 by 10 and one is 5 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 8
- C4 by 10
9Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 22 units: one is 3 by 8 and one is 5 by 6 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A5 by 6
- B3 by 8
- CThey are the same
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 58 units. One side is 18 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 38 units: one is 9 by 10 and one is 8 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A9 by 10
- B8 by 11
- CThey are the same
12Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 44 units: one is 11 by 11 and one is 10 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A11 by 11
- B10 by 12
- CThey are the same
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 7 units
- 2. B (6 by 12)
- 3. A (3 by 10)
- 4. C (2 by 9)
- 5. B (4 by 9)
- 6. 54 units
- 7. 44 units
- 8. C (4 by 10)
- 9. A (5 by 6)
- 10. 11 units
- 11. A (9 by 10)
- 12. A (11 by 11)
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