Terminology
What is perimeter?
Perimeter is the distance around the outside of a shape
The appropriate unit of measurement for the length between Orange and Sydney?
Kilometres (km)
Convert 5.4km to m
5400 m
The perimeter of a rectangle with dimensions 30 cm and 20cm
100 cm
If you ran around a football field with the dimensions 105m and 68m. How far did you run?
346 m
How many metres are in one kilometre?
1000 metres
Which unit of measurement would you use to measure the width of your hand?
Centimeters (cm)
Convert 34m to cm
3400 cm
The perimeter of a rectangle with dimensions 8m and 7m
30 m
Ron jogs around a rectangular park of length 50 m and breadth 30 m. If he takes 10 rounds of the park each day, how much distance does he cover in a day in km?
4.8 km
How can we find perimeter of two dimensional shapes?
The perimeter of 2-D shapes can be found by finding the sum of the side lengths
Which unit of measurement would you use to measure an ant
millimetres (mm)
Convert 120cm to m
1.2 m
Calculate the perimeter of the square with dimensions 4.5m.
18 m
The length of a rectangle field is 200 m. If its perimeter is 700 m, find its breadth.
150 m
What are the units of length?
kilometres, meters, centimeters, millimetres
Which unit of measurement would you use to measure a football field?
Meters (m)
Convert 63cm to mm
630 mm
Find the perimeter of the rectangle with the given dimensions
Length = 13km
Width = 8km
42 km
Draw a rectangle with perimeter 16 cm and breadth 3 cm.
Length is 5cm, breadth is 3cm
What do dimensions describe?
the length and width of rectangles and other shapes
What unit of length would you use when measuring a fish you caught?
centimeters (cm)
Convert 620 cm to km
0.0062 km
Find the side length of the square whose perimeter is 360mm. Convert to cm.
90 mm
Converted to cm: 9 cm
The perimeter of a rectangular pool is 56 meters. If the length of the pool is 16 meters, then find its width.
12 meters