Year 6 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 3 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 20 cm
- P = 2 × (3 + 7)
- = 2 × 10 = 20 cm
2.A rectangle is 2 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 8 cm
- P = 2 × (2 + 2)
- = 2 × 4 = 8 cm
3.A rectangle is 4 m long and 7 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 28 m2
- A = length × width = 4 × 7
- = 28 m2
4.A rectangle is 4 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 22 cm
- P = 2 × (4 + 7)
- = 2 × 11 = 22 cm
5.A rectangle is 4 cm long and 4 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 16 cm2
- A = length × width = 4 × 4
- = 16 cm2
6.A rectangle is 7 cm long and 8 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 56 cm2
- A = length × width = 7 × 8
- = 56 cm2
7.A rectangle is 8 cm long and 9 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 72 cm2
- A = length × width = 8 × 9
- = 72 cm2
8.A rectangle is 11 mm long and 10 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 42 mm
- P = 2 × (11 + 10)
- = 2 × 21 = 42 mm
9.A rectangle is 4 mm long and 4 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 16 mm2
- A = length × width = 4 × 4
- = 16 mm2
10.A rectangle is 9 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 32 cm
- P = 2 × (9 + 7)
- = 2 × 16 = 32 cm
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