πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 42 units. One side is 5 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 3 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 8
- C5 by 6
3Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 4 by 9 and one is 3 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 9
4Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B9 by 12
- C10 by 11
5Two 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
6Two 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
7A rectangle is 11 units long and 4 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 20 units: one is 2 by 8 and one is 5 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A5 by 5
- B2 by 8
- CThey are the same
9Two rectangles both have an area of 18 square units: one is 3 by 6 and one is 2 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 6
- C2 by 9
10Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 28 units: one is 4 by 10 and one is 7 by 7 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A7 by 7
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 10
11A rectangle is 2 units long and 3 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
12Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 14 units: one is 2 by 5 and one is 3 by 4 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 5
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 4
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 16 units
- 2. C (5 by 6)
- 3. A (3 by 12)
- 4. C (10 by 11)
- 5. B (6 by 12)
- 6. C (4 by 12)
- 7. 30 units
- 8. A (5 by 5)
- 9. C (2 by 9)
- 10. A (7 by 7)
- 11. 10 units
- 12. C (3 by 4)
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