Year 5 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 area & perimeter worksheet.
Year 5 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 4 m long and 6 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 20 m
- P = 2 × (4 + 6)
- = 2 × 10 = 20 m
2.A rectangle is 6 cm long and 3 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 18 cm2
- A = length × width = 6 × 3
- = 18 cm2
3.A rectangle is 12 m long and 2 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 24 m2
- A = length × width = 12 × 2
- = 24 m2
4.A rectangle is 4 m long and 9 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 m2
- A = length × width = 4 × 9
- = 36 m2
5.A rectangle is 10 cm long and 6 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 60 cm2
- A = length × width = 10 × 6
- = 60 cm2
6.A rectangle is 11 cm long and 3 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 33 cm2
- A = length × width = 11 × 3
- = 33 cm2
7.A rectangle is 5 mm long and 3 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 16 mm
- P = 2 × (5 + 3)
- = 2 × 8 = 16 mm
8.A rectangle is 3 m long and 12 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 m2
- A = length × width = 3 × 12
- = 36 m2
9.A rectangle is 4 cm long and 11 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 30 cm
- P = 2 × (4 + 11)
- = 2 × 15 = 30 cm
10.A rectangle is 6 m long and 9 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 54 m2
- A = length × width = 6 × 9
- = 54 m2
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