πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle is 45 units long and 26 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
3A rectangle has a perimeter of 172 units. One side is 40 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle has a perimeter of 42 units. One side is 16 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have an area of 16 square units: one is 2 by 8 and one is 4 by 4 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 4
- C2 by 8
6Two 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?
- A10 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C11 by 11
7A rectangle is 44 units long and 41 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two 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?
- A4 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 12
9A rectangle is 42 units long and 37 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
10Two rectangles both have an area of 36 square units: one is 4 by 9 and one is 6 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 6
- C4 by 9
11Two 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?
- A2 by 9
- B3 by 6
- CThey are the same
12Two 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?
- A10 by 11
- BThey are the same
- C9 by 12
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 5 units
- 2. 142 units
- 3. 46 units
- 4. 5 units
- 5. C (2 by 8)
- 6. C (11 by 11)
- 7. 170 units
- 8. C (2 by 12)
- 9. 158 units
- 10. C (4 by 9)
- 11. A (2 by 9)
- 12. A (10 by 11)
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