πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 6 units long and 26 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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?
- A2 by 10
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 5
3A rectangle has a perimeter of 120 units. One side is 50 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle has a perimeter of 116 units. One side is 40 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two 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?
- A3 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 9
6Two rectangles both have an area of 60 square units: one is 6 by 10 and one is 5 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 12
- C6 by 10
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 32 units: one is 6 by 10 and one is 7 by 9 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A6 by 10
- B7 by 9
- CThey are the same
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 18 units: one is 2 by 7 and one is 4 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A4 by 5
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 7
9Two rectangles both have an area of 40 square units: one is 5 by 8 and one is 4 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 10
- C5 by 8
10Two 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
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 5
11A rectangle is 11 units long and 2 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 74 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 64 units
- 2. A (2 by 10)
- 3. 10 units
- 4. 18 units
- 5. C (2 by 9)
- 6. B (5 by 12)
- 7. B (7 by 9)
- 8. A (4 by 5)
- 9. B (4 by 10)
- 10. A (4 by 4)
- 11. 26 units
- 12. 35 units
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