πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 56 units. One side is 15 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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
3A rectangle is 2 units long and 2 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 18 units: one is 3 by 6 and one is 4 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 5
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 26 units: one is 4 by 9 and one is 5 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A4 by 9
- BThey are the same
- C5 by 8
6A rectangle is 11 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7A rectangle is 6 units long and 9 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?
- A5 by 8
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 10
9A rectangle is 5 units long and 11 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle is 9 units long and 20 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 26 units: one is 2 by 11 and one is 6 by 7 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A6 by 7
- B2 by 11
- CThey are the same
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 52 units. One side is 17 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 13 units
- 2. C (3 by 3)
- 3. 8 units
- 4. C (4 by 5)
- 5. C (5 by 8)
- 6. 34 units
- 7. 30 units
- 8. C (4 by 10)
- 9. 32 units
- 10. 58 units
- 11. A (6 by 7)
- 12. 9 units
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