Perimeter

Exercise 1
1) Work out the perimeter of the following rectangles (no calculator)
a) 7cm b) 9cm c) 3cm
4cm 8cm
4cm

11m 2cm
d) e) f) 12cm
3m 5cm
2cm

2m
13km 11km
g) h) i)
5km
9m
6km

2) Work out the perimeter of these rectangles (calculator)

a) 1·5m b) 14·2cm c) 28cm
10·8cm
2·9m 56cm

d) e) 3·9cm f)
1·2km
4·9cm 54cm

0·7km 67cm

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Exercise 2
Find the perimeter of each of the shapes below, all lengths are in cm:
16
a) b) 15 c)
12 16
8 12 10
17
23

d) e) f)
25 25
30 30
10 10

30 15
8
g) h) i)

15
14·6
7·1 10
8 1·2

12·1
13 6·3
j) k)

6·6 12·3
6·4 9·1

6·5 8·7
l) m) 5
3 7
4

8
6 3
6

4 9

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Exercise 3
Find the perimeter of each of the following shapes:

1) A rectangle measuring 5 cm by 3 cm

2) A rectangle measuring 9 cm by 4 cm

3) A triangle with sides 5 cm, 9 cm and 10 cm

4) An equilateral triangle with sides 4 cm

5) A regular hexagon with sides 8 cm.

Exercise 4
Work out the perimeter of these shapes (lengths are in cm)

8
1) 2)
3
5 6 7
3
2
10

3) 12 4) 16
3 4
9
6
20
7

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 5) 6)
13
1·5

5
3·3 3·3
4

4·8
20

4
8

2·1
3

9·9
7) 1·8 8)

3
3·7

1·2 6

15
4
8·7

8
5·5

Area
Exercise 1
1) Count the number of squares in each of the following to find the
area of the rectangles.
a) b)

c) d)

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