πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 5 units long and 9 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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?
- A2 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 4
3A rectangle is 18 units long and 14 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two 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?
- A6 by 12
- B8 by 9
- CThey are the same
5A rectangle is 11 units long and 13 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two rectangles both have an area of 24 square units: one is 4 by 6 and one is 3 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 8
- C4 by 6
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 16 units: one is 4 by 4 and one is 3 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 5
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 4
8A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 units. One side is 3 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
9Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 34 units: one is 6 by 11 and one is 7 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A6 by 11
- BThey are the same
- C7 by 10
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 52 units. One side is 18 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two 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?
- A10 by 12
- B11 by 11
- CThey are the same
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 units. One side is 14 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 28 units
- 2. A (2 by 6)
- 3. 64 units
- 4. A (6 by 12)
- 5. 48 units
- 6. B (3 by 8)
- 7. C (4 by 4)
- 8. 17 units
- 9. C (7 by 10)
- 10. 8 units
- 11. B (11 by 11)
- 12. 6 units
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