Year 7 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 area & perimeter worksheet.
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Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 4 m long and 12 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 48 m2
- A = length × width = 4 × 12
- = 48 m2
2.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 3 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 cm2
- A = length × width = 12 × 3
- = 36 cm2
3.A rectangle is 9 mm long and 6 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 54 mm2
- A = length × width = 9 × 6
- = 54 mm2
4.A rectangle is 7 m long and 11 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 36 m
- P = 2 × (7 + 11)
- = 2 × 18 = 36 m
5.A rectangle is 5 m long and 9 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 45 m2
- A = length × width = 5 × 9
- = 45 m2
6.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 8 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 40 cm
- P = 2 × (12 + 8)
- = 2 × 20 = 40 cm
7.A rectangle is 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 12 cm
- P = 2 × (4 + 2)
- = 2 × 6 = 12 cm
8.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 10 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 44 cm
- P = 2 × (12 + 10)
- = 2 × 22 = 44 cm
9.A rectangle is 8 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 16 cm2
- A = length × width = 8 × 2
- = 16 cm2
10.A rectangle is 11 mm long and 4 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 30 mm
- P = 2 × (11 + 4)
- = 2 × 15 = 30 mm
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