πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 132 units. One side is 27 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle is 14 units long and 27 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
3Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 40 units: one is 10 by 10 and one is 8 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B10 by 10
- C8 by 12
4Two rectangles both have an area of 72 square units: one is 6 by 12 and one is 8 by 9 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B8 by 9
- C6 by 12
5A rectangle has a perimeter of 74 units. One side is 27 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
6A rectangle is 8 units long and 9 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 16 units: one is 2 by 6 and one is 4 by 4 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 6
- C4 by 4
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 28 units: one is 2 by 12 and one is 3 by 11 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 11
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 12
9Two 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?
- A4 by 9
- B6 by 6
- CThey are the same
10A rectangle has a perimeter of 194 units. One side is 49 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
11A rectangle has a perimeter of 28 units. One side is 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
12Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 32 units: one is 4 by 12 and one is 8 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A8 by 8
- B4 by 12
- CThey are the same
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 39 units
- 2. 82 units
- 3. B (10 by 10)
- 4. C (6 by 12)
- 5. 10 units
- 6. 34 units
- 7. C (4 by 4)
- 8. A (3 by 11)
- 9. A (4 by 9)
- 10. 48 units
- 11. 12 units
- 12. A (8 by 8)
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