Perimeter

Site: Saylor Academy
Course: GKT101: General Knowledge for Teachers – Math
Book: Perimeter
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Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 4:48 AM

Description

Watch this lecture series introducing the perimeter, and complete the interactive exercises to practice calculating the perimeter of rectangles.

Perimeter of a shape

Finding perimeter when a side length is missing

Finding missing side length when given perimeter

Practice

   

Find perimeter by counting units - Questions

1. Each square on the grid is 1 unit square.



What is the perimeter of the shaded rectangle?

________ units

2. Each square on the grid is 1 unit square.



What is the perimeter of the shaded figure?

________ units


3. Each square on the grid is 1 unit square.



What is the perimeter of the shaded square?

________ units

4. Each square on the grid is 1 unit square.


What is the perimeter of the shaded square?

________ units

Find perimeter by counting units - Answers

1. The perimeter is 16 units.

2. The perimeter is 18 units.

3. The perimeter is 20 units.

4. The perimeter is 34 units.

Find perimeter when given side lengths - Questions

1. What is the perimeter of the figure?



_______ cm

2. What is the perimeter of the quadrilateral?



_______ meters

3. One side of a rectangle is 8 units. Another side is 5 units.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

_______ units

4. Which of the following expressions can be used to find the perimeter of the rectangle?



Choose 2 answers:

(A) 2 \times(11+17)

(B) 17+17 \times 2

(C) 11+11+17+17

(D) 11 \times 17

5. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?



_______ meters

6. The length of each side of the star is 8 units.



What is the perimeter of the star?

_______ units

7.  One side of a regular triangle is 5 units.

What is the perimeter of the triangle?

_______ units

Find perimeter when given side lengths - Answers

1. The perimeter of the figure is 48 centimeters.

2. The perimeter of the quadrilateral is 32 centimeters.

3. The perimeter of the rectangle is 26 centimeters.

4. We can find the perimeter either by adding the lengths of all four sides:

11+11+17+17

Or by multiplying 2 by 11+17:

2 \times(11+17)

5. The perimeter of the rectangle is 98 meters.

6. The perimeter is 80 units.

7.  The perimeter of the regular triangle is 15 units.