πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 158 units. One side is 49 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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?
- A3 by 6
- B2 by 9
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle has a perimeter of 86 units. One side is 40 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle is 45 units long and 32 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 18 units: one is 3 by 6 and one is 2 by 7 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 7
- B3 by 6
- CThey are the same
6A rectangle has a perimeter of 82 units. One side is 32 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 34 units: one is 8 by 9 and one is 5 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B8 by 9
- C5 by 12
8A rectangle has a perimeter of 94 units. One side is 16 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
9Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 12 units: one is 2 by 4 and one is 3 by 3 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 4
- BThey are the same
- C3 by 3
10Two 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?
- A4 by 12
- B6 by 8
- CThey are the same
11A rectangle has a perimeter of 140 units. One side is 29 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 138 units. One side is 27 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 30 units
- 2. B (2 by 9)
- 3. 3 units
- 4. 154 units
- 5. B (3 by 6)
- 6. 9 units
- 7. B (8 by 9)
- 8. 31 units
- 9. C (3 by 3)
- 10. A (4 by 12)
- 11. 41 units
- 12. 42 units
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