5th Grade Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade area & perimeter worksheet.
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Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 12 m long and 3 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 m2
- A = length × width = 12 × 3
- = 36 m2
2.A rectangle is 2 m long and 7 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 14 m2
- A = length × width = 2 × 7
- = 14 m2
3.A rectangle is 2 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 18 cm
- P = 2 × (2 + 7)
- = 2 × 9 = 18 cm
4.A rectangle is 3 mm long and 5 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 16 mm
- P = 2 × (3 + 5)
- = 2 × 8 = 16 mm
5.A rectangle is 2 mm long and 11 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 26 mm
- P = 2 × (2 + 11)
- = 2 × 13 = 26 mm
6.A rectangle is 9 cm long and 5 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 28 cm
- P = 2 × (9 + 5)
- = 2 × 14 = 28 cm
7.A rectangle is 11 mm long and 2 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 22 mm2
- A = length × width = 11 × 2
- = 22 mm2
8.A rectangle is 11 cm long and 11 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 44 cm
- P = 2 × (11 + 11)
- = 2 × 22 = 44 cm
9.A rectangle is 8 mm long and 4 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 24 mm
- P = 2 × (8 + 4)
- = 2 × 12 = 24 mm
10.A rectangle is 12 m long and 10 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 44 m
- P = 2 × (12 + 10)
- = 2 × 22 = 44 m
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