πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 44 units. One side is 6 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 6 by 6 and one is 3 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A6 by 6
- B3 by 12
- CThey are the same
3Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 30 units: one is 6 by 9 and one is 7 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A7 by 8
- B6 by 9
- CThey are the same
4Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 18 units: one is 4 by 5 and one is 3 by 6 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A4 by 5
- B3 by 6
- CThey are the same
5Two rectangles both have an area of 12 square units: one is 2 by 6 and one is 3 by 4 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 4
- C2 by 6
6A rectangle is 16 units long and 19 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7Two 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
8Two rectangles both have an area of 24 square units: one is 3 by 8 and one is 4 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 8
- C4 by 6
9Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 12 units: one is 3 by 3 and one is 2 by 4 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 4
- C3 by 3
10Two 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?
- A4 by 10
- B5 by 8
- CThey are the same
11Two rectangles both have an area of 30 square units: one is 5 by 6 and one is 3 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 10
- C5 by 6
12A rectangle is 19 units long and 7 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 16 units
- 2. B (3 by 12)
- 3. A (7 by 8)
- 4. A (4 by 5)
- 5. C (2 by 6)
- 6. 70 units
- 7. C (2 by 6)
- 8. B (3 by 8)
- 9. C (3 by 3)
- 10. A (4 by 10)
- 11. B (3 by 10)
- 12. 52 units
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