πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 units. One side is 12 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 units. One side is 8 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
3A rectangle is 17 units long and 8 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?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 12
- C6 by 8
5Two 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
6A rectangle has a perimeter of 44 units. One side is 11 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
7Two rectangles both have an area of 24 square units: one is 2 by 12 and one is 4 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A4 by 6
- B2 by 12
- CThey are the same
8Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 5
- C2 by 10
9Two 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
10Two 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
11Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 6
- C3 by 10
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 46 units. One side is 13 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 8 units
- 2. 10 units
- 3. 50 units
- 4. B (4 by 12)
- 5. C (6 by 12)
- 6. 11 units
- 7. B (2 by 12)
- 8. C (2 by 10)
- 9. A (4 by 4)
- 10. C (2 by 8)
- 11. C (3 by 10)
- 12. 10 units
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