πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle has a perimeter of 66 units. One side is 18 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
3A rectangle is 9 units long and 20 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle is 10 units long and 3 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 30 units: one is 7 by 8 and one is 5 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A7 by 8
- B5 by 10
- CThey are the same
6Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 16 units: one is 3 by 5 and one is 4 by 4 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A4 by 4
- B3 by 5
- CThey are the same
7Two 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?
- A8 by 11
- B9 by 10
- CThey are the same
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 42 units: one is 10 by 11 and one is 9 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A9 by 12
- B10 by 11
- CThey are the same
9Two rectangles both have an area of 72 square units: one is 8 by 9 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B8 by 9
- C6 by 12
10Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 28 units: one is 7 by 7 and one is 6 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 8
- C7 by 7
11Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 12
- C8 by 9
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 42 units. One side is 4 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 14 units
- 2. 15 units
- 3. 58 units
- 4. 26 units
- 5. A (7 by 8)
- 6. A (4 by 4)
- 7. B (9 by 10)
- 8. B (10 by 11)
- 9. C (6 by 12)
- 10. C (7 by 7)
- 11. B (6 by 12)
- 12. 17 units
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