Year 6 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 area & perimeter worksheet.
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Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 2 cm long and 5 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 10 cm2
- A = length × width = 2 × 5
- = 10 cm2
2.A rectangle is 9 m long and 8 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 72 m2
- A = length × width = 9 × 8
- = 72 m2
3.A rectangle is 9 m long and 5 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 45 m2
- A = length × width = 9 × 5
- = 45 m2
4.A rectangle is 8 cm long and 3 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 22 cm
- P = 2 × (8 + 3)
- = 2 × 11 = 22 cm
5.A rectangle is 3 cm long and 3 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 12 cm
- P = 2 × (3 + 3)
- = 2 × 6 = 12 cm
6.A rectangle is 3 mm long and 6 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 18 mm
- P = 2 × (3 + 6)
- = 2 × 9 = 18 mm
7.A rectangle is 2 m long and 10 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 24 m
- P = 2 × (2 + 10)
- = 2 × 12 = 24 m
8.A rectangle is 4 m long and 10 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 28 m
- P = 2 × (4 + 10)
- = 2 × 14 = 28 m
9.A rectangle is 9 m long and 7 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 63 m2
- A = length × width = 9 × 7
- = 63 m2
10.A rectangle is 7 m long and 9 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 63 m2
- A = length × width = 7 × 9
- = 63 m2
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