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 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 12 cm
- P = 2 × (4 + 2)
- = 2 × 6 = 12 cm
2.A rectangle is 4 mm long and 7 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 28 mm2
- A = length × width = 4 × 7
- = 28 mm2
3.A rectangle is 6 mm long and 2 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 12 mm2
- A = length × width = 6 × 2
- = 12 mm2
4.A rectangle is 9 mm long and 4 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 mm2
- A = length × width = 9 × 4
- = 36 mm2
5.A rectangle is 4 m long and 9 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 m2
- A = length × width = 4 × 9
- = 36 m2
6.A rectangle is 12 mm long and 8 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 96 mm2
- A = length × width = 12 × 8
- = 96 mm2
7.A rectangle is 10 m long and 11 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 42 m
- P = 2 × (10 + 11)
- = 2 × 21 = 42 m
8.A rectangle is 12 mm long and 7 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 38 mm
- P = 2 × (12 + 7)
- = 2 × 19 = 38 mm
9.A rectangle is 8 cm long and 12 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 40 cm
- P = 2 × (8 + 12)
- = 2 × 20 = 40 cm
10.A rectangle is 12 m long and 2 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 24 m2
- A = length × width = 12 × 2
- = 24 m2
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