Year 5 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 area & perimeter worksheet.
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Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 17 m long and 4 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 68 m2
- A = length × width = 17 × 4
- = 68 m2
2.A triangle has a base of 9 cm and a perpendicular height of 8 cm. Find its area.
Answer: 36 cm2
- A = ½ × base × height = ½ × 9 × 8
- = 36 cm2
3.A rectangle is 16 cm long and 20 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 320 cm2
- A = length × width = 16 × 20
- = 320 cm2
4.A rectangle is 27 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 68 cm
- P = 2 × (27 + 7)
- = 2 × 34 = 68 cm
5.A triangle has a base of 13 mm and a perpendicular height of 10 mm. Find its area.
Answer: 65 mm2
- A = ½ × base × height = ½ × 13 × 10
- = 65 mm2
6.A rectangle is 26 cm long and 12 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 312 cm2
- A = length × width = 26 × 12
- = 312 cm2
7.A triangle has a base of 13 m and a perpendicular height of 4 m. Find its area.
Answer: 26 m2
- A = ½ × base × height = ½ × 13 × 4
- = 26 m2
8.A rectangle is 21 mm long and 14 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 70 mm
- P = 2 × (21 + 14)
- = 2 × 35 = 70 mm
9.A rectangle is 6 cm long and 11 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 66 cm2
- A = length × width = 6 × 11
- = 66 cm2
10.A rectangle is 19 m long and 16 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 304 m2
- A = length × width = 19 × 16
- = 304 m2
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