πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 18 units long and 14 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have an area of 24 square units: one is 2 by 12 and one is 3 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A2 by 12
- B3 by 8
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle has a perimeter of 78 units. One side is 20 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 36 units: one is 8 by 10 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A8 by 10
- B6 by 12
- CThey are the same
5Two 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?
- A3 by 4
- B2 by 5
- CThey are the same
6Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 18 units: one is 4 by 5 and one is 3 by 6 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 6
- B4 by 5
- CThey are the same
7Two rectangles both have an area of 18 square units: one is 2 by 9 and one is 3 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 6
- C2 by 9
8A rectangle is 10 units long and 17 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
9Two rectangles both have an area of 30 square units: one is 5 by 6 and one is 3 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 10
- BThey are the same
- C5 by 6
10Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 44 units: one is 10 by 12 and one is 11 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A11 by 11
- BThey are the same
- C10 by 12
11Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 12
- C4 by 6
12Two rectangles both have an area of 12 square units: one is 2 by 6 and one is 3 by 4 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B3 by 4
- C2 by 6
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 64 units
- 2. A (2 by 12)
- 3. 19 units
- 4. A (8 by 10)
- 5. A (3 by 4)
- 6. B (4 by 5)
- 7. C (2 by 9)
- 8. 54 units
- 9. A (3 by 10)
- 10. A (11 by 11)
- 11. B (2 by 12)
- 12. C (2 by 6)
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