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 7 mm long and 6 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 26 mm
- P = 2 × (7 + 6)
- = 2 × 13 = 26 mm
2.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 8 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 40 cm
- P = 2 × (12 + 8)
- = 2 × 20 = 40 cm
3.A rectangle is 6 cm long and 8 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 28 cm
- P = 2 × (6 + 8)
- = 2 × 14 = 28 cm
4.A rectangle is 3 m long and 3 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 12 m
- P = 2 × (3 + 3)
- = 2 × 6 = 12 m
5.A rectangle is 6 mm long and 10 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 60 mm2
- A = length × width = 6 × 10
- = 60 mm2
6.A rectangle is 6 mm long and 3 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 18 mm
- P = 2 × (6 + 3)
- = 2 × 9 = 18 mm
7.A rectangle is 8 m long and 7 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 30 m
- P = 2 × (8 + 7)
- = 2 × 15 = 30 m
8.A rectangle is 11 cm long and 9 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 40 cm
- P = 2 × (11 + 9)
- = 2 × 20 = 40 cm
9.A rectangle is 8 m long and 4 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 32 m2
- A = length × width = 8 × 4
- = 32 m2
10.A rectangle is 7 m long and 4 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 28 m2
- A = length × width = 7 × 4
- = 28 m2
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