πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 114 units. One side is 7 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 42 units: one is 9 by 12 and one is 10 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A9 by 12
- B10 by 11
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle is 30 units long and 46 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two rectangles both have an area of 60 square units: one is 5 by 12 and one is 6 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 12
- C6 by 10
5A rectangle is 8 units long and 48 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 44 units: one is 11 by 11 and one is 10 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A10 by 12
- B11 by 11
- CThey are the same
7A rectangle is 30 units long and 41 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 28 units: one is 2 by 12 and one is 4 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 12
- C4 by 10
9A rectangle has a perimeter of 158 units. One side is 40 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 142 units. One side is 28 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11Two 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?
- A2 by 9
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 6
12Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 3 by 12 and one is 4 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 12
- B4 by 9
- CThey are the same
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 50 units
- 2. B (10 by 11)
- 3. 152 units
- 4. B (5 by 12)
- 5. 112 units
- 6. B (11 by 11)
- 7. 142 units
- 8. C (4 by 10)
- 9. 39 units
- 10. 43 units
- 11. A (2 by 9)
- 12. A (3 by 12)
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