πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
📏 Perimeter
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rectangle is 43 units long and 29 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
2A rectangle is 5 units long and 16 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
3A rectangle is 40 units long and 49 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
4Two rectangles both have an area of 30 square units: one is 5 by 6 and one is 3 by 10 units. Which has the bigger perimeter?
- A5 by 6
- B3 by 10
- CThey are the same
5Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 38 units: one is 7 by 12 and one is 9 by 10 units. Which has the bigger area?
- A7 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C9 by 10
6Two 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?
- A4 by 12
- BThey are the same
- C6 by 8
7A rectangle is 10 units long and 16 units wide. What is its perimeter?
Answer: ______________ units
8Two 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?
- AThey are the same
- B4 by 10
- C5 by 8
9Two 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?
- A4 by 4
- BThey are the same
- C2 by 8
10Two 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
11Two 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?
- A10 by 10
- BThey are the same
- C8 by 12
12Two rectangles both have a perimeter of 36 units: one is 7 by 11 and one is 9 by 9 units. Which has the bigger area?
- AThey are the same
- B7 by 11
- C9 by 9
Answer key: Perimeter
- 1. 144 units
- 2. 42 units
- 3. 178 units
- 4. B (3 by 10)
- 5. C (9 by 10)
- 6. A (4 by 12)
- 7. 52 units
- 8. B (4 by 10)
- 9. C (2 by 8)
- 10. C (3 by 12)
- 11. A (10 by 10)
- 12. C (9 by 9)
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