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 11 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 22 cm2
- A = length × width = 2 × 11
- = 22 cm2
2.A rectangle is 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 6 cm2
- A = length × width = 3 × 2
- = 6 cm2
3.A rectangle is 6 m long and 12 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 36 m
- P = 2 × (6 + 12)
- = 2 × 18 = 36 m
4.A rectangle is 11 mm long and 12 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 46 mm
- P = 2 × (11 + 12)
- = 2 × 23 = 46 mm
5.A rectangle is 5 cm long and 11 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 32 cm
- P = 2 × (5 + 11)
- = 2 × 16 = 32 cm
6.A rectangle is 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 10 cm
- P = 2 × (3 + 2)
- = 2 × 5 = 10 cm
7.A rectangle is 6 cm long and 5 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 30 cm2
- A = length × width = 6 × 5
- = 30 cm2
8.A rectangle is 6 mm long and 11 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 34 mm
- P = 2 × (6 + 11)
- = 2 × 17 = 34 mm
9.A rectangle is 2 mm long and 12 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 28 mm
- P = 2 × (2 + 12)
- = 2 × 14 = 28 mm
10.A rectangle is 4 cm long and 11 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 44 cm2
- A = length × width = 4 × 11
- = 44 cm2
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