πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 9 units long and 4 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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
- BThey are the same
- C5 by 8
3Two rectangles both have an area of 20 square units: one is 2 by 10 and one is 4 by 5 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A2 by 10
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 5
4A rectangle is 4 units long and 17 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 12 units: one is 2 by 4 and one is 3 by 3 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 4
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 3
6Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 32 units: one is 4 by 12 and one is 6 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A4 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C6 by 10
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 40 units: one is 10 by 10 and one is 9 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A10 by 10
- B9 by 11
- CThey are the same
8Two rectangles both have an area of 30 square units: one is 3 by 10 and one is 5 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 10
- BThey are the same
- C5 by 6
9A rectangle has a perimeter of 24 units. One side is 5 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle is 18 units long and 17 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
11A rectangle is 17 units long and 3 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
12Two rectangles both have an area of 16 square units: one is 4 by 4 and one is 2 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 4
- C2 by 8
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 26 units
- 2. A (4 by 10)
- 3. A (2 by 10)
- 4. 42 units
- 5. C (3 by 3)
- 6. C (6 by 10)
- 7. A (10 by 10)
- 8. A (3 by 10)
- 9. 7 units
- 10. 70 units
- 11. 40 units
- 12. C (2 by 8)
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