πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 110 units. One side is 35 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle is 23 units long and 18 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
3Two rectangles both have an area of 12 square units: one is 2 by 6 and one is 3 by 4 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A2 by 6
- B3 by 4
- CThey are the same
4A rectangle is 26 units long and 23 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5A rectangle has a perimeter of 128 units. One side is 33 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two 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
7Two rectangles both have an area of 72 square units: one is 8 by 9 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A6 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C8 by 9
8A rectangle is 5 units long and 25 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
9A rectangle is 38 units long and 23 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
10Two 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
- BThey are the same
- C11 by 11
11Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 9
- C3 by 12
12Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 36 units: one is 8 by 10 and one is 6 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B6 by 12
- C8 by 10
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 20 units
- 2. 82 units
- 3. A (2 by 6)
- 4. 98 units
- 5. 31 units
- 6. A (2 by 9)
- 7. A (6 by 12)
- 8. 60 units
- 9. 122 units
- 10. C (11 by 11)
- 11. C (3 by 12)
- 12. C (8 by 10)
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