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Perimeter of a Rectangle
Welcome to our Perimeter of a rectangle page.
Here you will find a range of free printable perimeter sheets and support,
which will help your child to learn to work out the perimeters of a range of rectangles.
Try our NEW quick quiz at the bottom of this page to test your skills online.
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Perimeter of a Rectangle
On this webpage you will find our range of worksheets to help your child learn to work out the perimeter of a range of rectangles.
These sheets are graded from easiest to hardest, and each sheet comes complete with answers.
Using these sheets will help your child to:
- understand what perimeter is;
- know how to find the perimeter of a rectangle;
- find the perimeter of rectilinear shapes;
- know how to work out the side length of a rectangle if we know the perimeter.
What is Perimeter?
- Perimeter is the distance around the outside of a shape.
- It can be measured in cm, inches, feet, yards, km, miles, etc.
A good way of thinking about the perimeter of a shape in front of you is to imagine that you are very small and standing on one of the corners of the shape. Imagine walking along the sides of the shape until you get back to where you started. The distance you have walked will be the perimeter.
For more help with perimeter please use: this link.
How to find the perimeter of a rectangle
To find the perimeter of a rectangle, there are several different ways, you can use the one you prefer:
- Add up the lengths of each side seperately
- Double the lengths of the adjacent sides and add them together.
- Add the adjacent sides and double the answer.
Perimeter Example
Find the perimeter of the rectangle below.
We will work the perimeter out using the 3 different ways above:
- Add up the lengths of each side separately: 7 + 2 + 7 + 2 = 18
- Double the lengths of the adjacent sides and add them: double 7 + double 2 = 14 + 4 = 18
- Add the adjacent sides and double the answer: double (7 + 2) = double 9 = 18
Perimeter Worksheet Area
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3rd Grade Perimeter of a Rectangle Sheets
This sheet is identical to Sheet 3 but has metric units only.
4th Grade Perimeter of a Rectangle Sheets
This sheet is identical to Sheet 4 but has metric units only.
5th Grade Perimeter of a Rectangle Sheets
This sheet is identical to Sheet 5 but has metric units only.
Perimeter of Rectilinear Shapes
A rectilinear shape is a shape made up of two or more rectangles.
In the following sheets, you need to find the missing side lengths, then add them up to find the perimeter of the shapes.
These sheets are suitable for 4th and 5th graders.
More Recommended Math Worksheets
Take a look at some more of our worksheets similar to these.
Rectangle Area and Perimeter Calculator
Our handy area and perimeter calculator will find the area and perimeter of a range of rectangles.
The best feature is that it shows you all the working out, step-by-step.
More Area & Perimeter of Rectangle Worksheets
These sheets involve finding both the area and perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear shapes.
More Perimeter Support and Resources
We have more perimeter resources and worksheets.
Check out the pages below!
Area Worksheets
Here is our selection of free printable area worksheets for 3rd and up.
Using these sheets will help your child to:
- work out the areas of a range of rectangles;
- find the area of rectilinear shapes;
- find the areas of a right triangle and different quadrilaterals.
Perimeter of a Rectangle Online Quiz
The link below will open the quiz in a dedicated quiz page or you can preview a copy of the quiz underneath.
Our quizzes have been created using Google Forms.
At the end of the quiz, you will get the chance to see your results by clicking 'See Score'.
This will take you to a new webpage where your results will be shown. You can print a copy of your results from this page, either as a pdf or as a paper copy.
For incorrect responses, we have added some helpful learning points to explain which answer was correct and why.
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Perimeter of a Rectangle Online Quiz
This quick quiz tests your knowledge and skill at finding the perimeter of a rectangle here. It is aimed at 3rd and 4th graders.
Fun Quiz Fact
- The question with the fewest correct answer is Question 3) Find all the properties that match each rectangle.
- This was answered correctly by just 27% of students.
- Can you get it right?
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