6th Grade Area and Perimeter Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade area & perimeter worksheet.
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Write the formula, substitute, then calculate. Include units.
1.A rectangle is 6 m long and 3 m wide. Find its area.
Answer: 18 m2
- A = length × width = 6 × 3
- = 18 m2
2.A rectangle is 12 mm long and 3 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 30 mm
- P = 2 × (12 + 3)
- = 2 × 15 = 30 mm
3.A rectangle is 2 cm long and 8 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 20 cm
- P = 2 × (2 + 8)
- = 2 × 10 = 20 cm
4.A rectangle is 9 m long and 4 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 26 m
- P = 2 × (9 + 4)
- = 2 × 13 = 26 m
5.A rectangle is 6 cm long and 7 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 26 cm
- P = 2 × (6 + 7)
- = 2 × 13 = 26 cm
6.A rectangle is 7 m long and 2 m wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 18 m
- P = 2 × (7 + 2)
- = 2 × 9 = 18 m
7.A rectangle is 6 cm long and 6 cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 24 cm
- P = 2 × (6 + 6)
- = 2 × 12 = 24 cm
8.A rectangle is 3 cm long and 12 cm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 36 cm2
- A = length × width = 3 × 12
- = 36 cm2
9.A rectangle is 2 mm long and 3 mm wide. Find its perimeter.
Answer: 10 mm
- P = 2 × (2 + 3)
- = 2 × 5 = 10 mm
10.A rectangle is 5 mm long and 7 mm wide. Find its area.
Answer: 35 mm2
- A = length × width = 5 × 7
- = 35 mm2
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