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 2 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
2Two 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?
- A6 by 8
- B4 by 12
- CThey are the same
3A rectangle has a perimeter of 130 units. One side is 31 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
4A rectangle has a perimeter of 102 units. One side is 15 units long. How long is the side next to it?
Answer: ______________ units
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 38 units: one is 9 by 10 and one is 7 by 12 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A9 by 10
- B7 by 12
- CThey are the same
6A rectangle is 37 units long and 8 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
7A rectangle is 23 units long and 22 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 20 units: one is 4 by 6 and one is 5 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B5 by 5
- C4 by 6
9Two rectangles both have an area of 12 square units: one is 3 by 4 and one is 2 by 6 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- AThey are the same
- B2 by 6
- C3 by 4
10Two 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
11Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 18 units: one is 3 by 6 and one is 4 by 5 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A3 by 6
- BThey are the same
- C4 by 5
12A rectangle is 28 units long and 16 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 48 units
- 2. B (4 by 12)
- 3. 34 units
- 4. 36 units
- 5. A (9 by 10)
- 6. 90 units
- 7. 90 units
- 8. B (5 by 5)
- 9. B (2 by 6)
- 10. A (6 by 12)
- 11. C (4 by 5)
- 12. 88 units
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/3rd-grade/perimeter-rectangle