Geometry Quiz

Use the ruler provided to help you answer this question. What is the perimeter of this rectangle in centimeters? Write your answer in the space provided.

• The correct answer depends on the measurements provided by the ruler.

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

• 30 cm

Martha wants to put a fence around her apple orchard. She is about to calculate the perimeter of her orchard to know how much fencing to buy. The picture below shows Martha’s orchard. How many feet of fencing will Martha need to buy?

• 176 feet

• 299 feet

• 300 feet

• 247 feet

Lisa’s square-shaped diary is shown in the picture below. If she wants to glue a ribbon around the cover of the diary, how much ribbon will she need?

• 60 cm

• 30 cm

• 225 cm

• Not here

Mark calculated the perimeter of some objects in his room, as shown in the table below. What mistake, if any, did Mark make?

• The perimeter of the desktop should be 68 inches.

• The perimeter of the rug should be 160 inches.

• The perimeter of the drawers should be 88 inches.

• Mark did not make any mistakes in the table.

A photo of the sign for Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant is shown below. If the perimeter around the sign is 10 yards, what is the length of the longer side?

• 10 yd

• 6 yd

• 4 yd

• 3 yd

A rhombus has a perimeter of 36 units. Each side of the rhombus has the same length. What is the length of one side of the rhombus?

• 4 units

• 9 units

• 37 units

• 144 units

John got a new octagonal rug for his bedroom. All of the sides are equal in length. If the perimeter of the rug is 48 inches, what is the length of one side of the rug?

• 8 inches

• 6 inches

• 12 inches

Find the perimeter of the pentagon.

• 20 cm

• 25 cm

• 30 cm

• 35 cm

Which answer choice has a greater perimeter than the pentagon above?

• A regular octagon with side lengths of 12 cm.

• A square with side lengths of 12 cm.

• A rectangle with a length of 24 cm. and a width of 12 cm.

• A regular hexagon with side lengths of 10 cm.

Mr. Kassner is going to remodel his game room at his house. He wants to enlarge the game room. The current length and width are shown. If he wants the length of the game room increased by 3 feet and the width increased by 2 feet, what will be the perimeter of his new game room?

• 54 feet

• 64 feet

• 180 feet

• 27 feet