Word Problems
Figure A has dimensions of 4 feet by 6 feet. Figure B has dimensions of 3 feet by 8 feet. Do the figures have the same perimeter?
No, Figure B has the larger perimeter
An irregular shape has the following side lengths 5, 10, 2, 1. Find its perimeter.
18 units
A unit square is a square where each side is 1 unit. What is the perimeter?
4 units
An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 21 units. What is the length?
7 units
Figure A has dimensions of 3 feet and 4 feet. Figure B has a dimension of 6 feet and 1 foot. Do the figures have the same perimeter?
Yes, perimeter is 14feet for both
The sides are 10, 20, 30, and 40.
100 units
True or false: When writing the answer for perimeter, we use square units?
False.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 cm. The length of the rectangle is 13 cm. What is the width?
8 cm
Sofia's bedroom rug has a perimeter of 50 feet. The length of the rug is 20 feet. What is the width of the rug?
5 feet
A square has a side length of 12 cm. What is the perimeter?
48 cm
The perimeter of a rectangle is 30 m. The length is 12 m. What is the width?
3 m
14. Mrs. Phillips measures the perimeter of a common shape. One side is 6 cm, and the perimeter is 18 cm. If all the sides are the same length, what shapes did Mrs. Phillips measure?
length=14 width=12
52units
A rectangle has a side length of 4 ft. The width is twice the size of the length. What is the perimeter?
24 feet
An irregular shape has side lengths of 13, 12, 7,and _____. The perimeter of the shape is 40. What is the length of the missing side?
8 units
9. A rectangular portrait is 4 feet high and 2 feet wide. It costs $2 per foot to put a metal frame around it. How much will the frame cost?
$24
What is the perimeter of a rectangle which has a width of 8 and a length that is double the width?
48 units
The side lengths are 100, 113, 98, 73, and 64in.
448 in.
An equilateral triangle has a side length of 6 in. What is the perimeter?
18 inches
The perimeter of a square is 36 m. What are the lengths?
9m