Perimeter Fun for
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A triangle measures 7 inches, 4 inches and 8 inches on the three sides. What is the distance, or perimeter, around the triangle?
7+4+8=19 inches
Mr. Allen is 6 feet tall. Katherine is 4 feet tall. How much taller is Mr. Allen than Katherine?
6-4=2 feet taller
Jack tumbled down a hill 23 feet. Jill tumbled down a distance 6 feet shorter than Jack. How many feet did Jill tumble?
23-6=17 feet tumbled by Jill
Use a number line to solve the following:
Megan walked 17 blocks on Tuesday and 12 blocks on Wednesday. How many blocks did Megan walk in all?
17 + 12 = 29
(as shown on a number line)
17+14+5
17+14=31
31+5=36
36
Mr. Cifuentes baked brownies in a square-shaped pan. One side measures 8 inches long. What is the distance around the pan?
8+8+8+8=32
Mike threw the ball 13 yards. Jasmine threw the ball 24 yards. How much further did Jasmine throw the ball?
24-13=11 yards
Marcel's backpack is 37 centimeters long. Juanita's backpack is 14 inches longer than Marcel's. How long is Juanita's backpack?
37+14=51
Sam has 31 pieces of candy. She eats 9 pieces. How many pieces does she have remaining? Use a number line to show your answer.
31-9=22
(as shown on a number line)
54-10-14
54-10=44
44-14=30
30
A rectangular-shaped door is 4 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the total distance around the door?
The students desks are 54 centimeters long. The teacher's desk is 81 centimeters long. How much longer is the teacher's desk.
81-54=27 centimeters
Esther has a scarf that is 43 inches long. Jimmy's scarf is 9 inches shorter than Esther's. How long is Jimmy's scarf?
43-9=34
There are 57 people at a party. 14 people leave. How many people remain at the party? Use a number line to show your work.
57-14=43
(as shown on a number line)
9+7-5
9+7=16
16-5=11
11
The swimming pool is in the shape of a rectangle. One side measures 22 feet long. Another side is 10 feet long. What is the distance around the swimming pool?
22+22=44
10+10=20
44+20=64 feet long
Robin made a blanket that is 62 inches long. Batman made a blanket that is 51 inches long. The Joker made a blanket that is 79 inches long. How much longer is the Joker's blanket than Robin's?
79-62= 17 inches longer
Brian is 47 inches tall. Danielle is 4 inches taller than Brian. Kathy is 9 inches taller than Danielle. How tall is Kathy?
47 + 4 = 51 (Danielle's height)
51 + 9 = 60 (Kathy's height)
60
Rosita has 12 flowers. She buys 5 more flowers. Then she gives 9 flowers to her mom. How many flowers does Rosita have now? Use a number line to show your work.
12+5=17
17-9=8
(as shown on a number line)
25+25+40
25+25=50
50+40=90
90
There are four windows in the classroom. Each square-shaped window is 4 yards long on each side. What is the total distance of all four windows?s
Each window is 4+4+4+4=16
Four windows 16+16+16+16
64 yards long in all
Ms. Duyck hopped on one foot for 14 yards.
Mr. Brewer hopped on one foot for 20 yards.
Mr. Michael hopped on one foot for 17 yards.
Ms. Shiver hopped on one foot for 11 yards.
Which two teachers distances differ by 9 yards?
Mr. Brewer and Ms. Shiver
20-11=9
Tim ran 17 miles. John ran 4 miles less than Tim. Mark ran 9 miles more than John. How far did Mark run?
17 -4 = 13 (how far John ran)
13 + 9 = 22 (how far Mark ran)
22
There are 12 clowns at the circus. There are 14 acrobats at the circus. 19 more clowns and 17 more acrobats join them. How many acrobats are there at the circus in all?
14+17=31
(as shown on a number line)
300+200-100-50
300+200=500
500-100=400
400-50=350
350