πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 12 units long and 12 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 14 units: one is 3 by 4 and one is 2 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 5
- B3 by 4
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle is 15 units long and 2 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle has a perimeter of 54 units. One side is 9 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 38 units: one is 7 by 12 and one is 8 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B8 by 11
- C7 by 12
6Two 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?
- A4 by 5
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 10
7Two 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?
- A3 by 8
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 6
8Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 6 by 6 and one is 4 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 6
- C4 by 9
9A rectangle has a perimeter of 42 units. One side is 5 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 48 units. One side is 13 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 4
- C2 by 5
12A rectangle is 3 units long and 5 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 48 units
- 2. B (3 by 4)
- 3. 34 units
- 4. 18 units
- 5. B (8 by 11)
- 6. C (2 by 10)
- 7. A (3 by 8)
- 8. C (4 by 9)
- 9. 16 units
- 10. 11 units
- 11. B (3 by 4)
- 12. 16 units
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