Year 6 Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — 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 9 mm long and 5 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 45 mm2
- A = length × width = 9 × 5
- = 45 mm2
2.A rectangle is 12 m long and 7 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 38 m
- P = 2 × (12 + 7)
- = 2 × 19 = 38 m
3.A rectangle is 10 cm long and 2 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 20 cm2
- A = length × width = 10 × 2
- = 20 cm2
4.A rectangle is 10 mm long and 9 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 38 mm
- P = 2 × (10 + 9)
- = 2 × 19 = 38 mm
5.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 4 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 32 cm
- P = 2 × (12 + 4)
- = 2 × 16 = 32 cm
6.A rectangle is 10 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 70 cm2
- A = length × width = 10 × 7
- = 70 cm2
7.A rectangle is 10 m long and 4 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 28 m
- P = 2 × (10 + 4)
- = 2 × 14 = 28 m
8.A rectangle is 12 m long and 7 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 84 m2
- A = length × width = 12 × 7
- = 84 m2
9.A rectangle is 7 m long and 5 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 24 m
- P = 2 × (7 + 5)
- = 2 × 12 = 24 m
10.A rectangle is 2 cm long and 3 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 6 cm2
- A = length × width = 2 × 3
- = 6 cm2
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