πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 58 units. One side is 17 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 22 units: one is 5 by 6 and one is 4 by 7 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A4 by 7
- B5 by 6
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle is 3 units long and 6 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two rectangles both have an area of 48 square units: one is 4 by 12 and one is 6 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A6 by 8
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 12
5A rectangle is 13 units long and 11 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 3 by 12 and one is 4 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 9
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 24 units: one is 4 by 8 and one is 2 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 10
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 8
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 36 units: one is 7 by 11 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 12
- C7 by 11
9Two 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?
- A6 by 6
- B4 by 9
- CThey are the same
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 18 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 36 units: one is 8 by 10 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A6 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C8 by 10
12A rectangle is 2 units long and 2 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 12 units
- 2. B (5 by 6)
- 3. 18 units
- 4. C (4 by 12)
- 5. 48 units
- 6. A (3 by 12)
- 7. C (4 by 8)
- 8. C (7 by 11)
- 9. B (4 by 9)
- 10. 5 units
- 11. C (8 by 10)
- 12. 8 units
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