πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle has a perimeter of 100 units. One side is 36 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 16 units: one is 4 by 4 and one is 2 by 6 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 4
3Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 20 units: one is 2 by 8 and one is 4 by 6 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A2 by 8
- B4 by 6
- CThey are the same
4A rectangle is 27 units long and 32 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
5A rectangle is 7 units long and 9 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
6Two rectangles both have an area of 24 square units: one is 3 by 8 and one is 2 by 12 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A3 by 8
- B2 by 12
- CThey are the same
7Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 20 units: one is 4 by 6 and one is 2 by 8 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 8
- C4 by 6
8Two rectangles both have an area of 16 square units: one is 4 by 4 and one is 2 by 8 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A2 by 8
- B4 by 4
- CThey are the same
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?
- A5 by 8
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 10
10A rectangle is 39 units long and 7 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
11A rectangle is 31 units long and 16 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
12A rectangle has a perimeter of 112 units. One side is 46 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 14 units
- 2. C (4 by 4)
- 3. B (4 by 6)
- 4. 118 units
- 5. 32 units
- 6. B (2 by 12)
- 7. C (4 by 6)
- 8. A (2 by 8)
- 9. C (4 by 10)
- 10. 92 units
- 11. 94 units
- 12. 10 units
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