Perimeter Puzzles
A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 5 inches. What is its perimeter?
26 inches (8 + 5 + 8 + 5)
A rectangle has a length of 7 inches and a width of 4 inches. What is its area?
28 square inches (7 × 4)
How many inches are in 3 feet?
36 inches (12 × 3)
If you start reading at 3:15 PM and read for 45 minutes, what time do you finish?
4:00 PM
A farmer wants to build a fence around a square garden with 15-foot sides. How many feet of fencing does he need?
60 feet (15 × 4)
A square has a side length of 9 cm. What is its perimeter?
36 cm (9 × 4)
What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?
Area = Length × Width
How many cups are in a gallon?
16 cups
How many minutes are in 2 hours?
120 minutes (60 × 2)
A tile floor is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. How much space do the tiles cover?
80 square feet (10 × 8)
Sam is building a fence around a rectangular garden that is 12 feet long and 6 feet wide. How many feet of fencing does he need?
36 feet (12 + 6 + 12 + 6)
A square has a side length of 10 cm. What is its area?
100 square cm (10 × 10)
What is the best unit to measure the length of a pencil: inches, feet, or miles?
Inches
A soccer game starts at 1:30 PM and ends at 2:45 PM. How long did the game last?
1 hour and 15 minutes
Lily is making a picture frame in the shape of a rectangle. The length is 18 inches and the width is 12 inches. What is the perimeter of the frame?
60 inches (18 + 12 + 18 + 12)
A triangle has three sides measuring 7 cm, 9 cm, and 6 cm. What is its perimeter?
22 cm (7 + 9 + 6)
A classroom floor is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of carpet is needed to cover the floor?
108 square feet (12 × 9)
A watermelon weighs about 8 pounds. What is the best unit to measure its weight: ounces, pounds, or tons?
Pounds
If lunch starts at 12:10 PM and lasts 35 minutes, what time does it end?
12:45 PM
A basketball court is 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. What is the area of the court?
4,700 square feet (94 × 50)
A playground is shaped like a rectangle with a length of 20 meters and a width of 15 meters. What is the total distance around the playground?
70 meters (20 + 15 + 20 + 15)
A farmer is planting grass in a rectangular field that is 25 yards long and 14 yards wide. How much space does the grass cover?
350 square yards (25 × 14)
How many centimeters are in 2 meters?
200 cm (100 × 2)
A bus ride begins at 9:20 AM and ends at 10:05 AM. How much time passed?
45 Minutes
John wants to build a rectangular dog pen that is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. How many feet of fencing does he need to go all the way around?
100 feet (30 + 20 + 30 + 20)