Perimeter Word Problem

The school gym has a perimeter of 90 yards. If it is 25 yards long, how wide is it?

• 20 yards

• 40 yards

• 60 yards

• 80 yards

This polygon has the pictured measurements. What is the perimeter of the polygon?

• 15 cm

• 30 cm

• 26 cm

• 35 cm

Ann and John each have a box for their pet rocks. Ann's box is 5 inches long and 7 inches wide. John's box is 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. They both are putting ribbon on the perimeter of their box. Is their perimeter the same?

• yes

• no

Rita is making a poster. The perimeter is 6 feet. If one side is 2 feet, how long is the other side?

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

The high school is putting a fence around the football field. The fence has a perimeter of 318 yards. If the length is 104 yards, how wide is it?

• 25 yards

• 35 yards

• 45 yards

• 55 yards

Pam's bed is 6 feet by 3 feet. What is the perimeter of the bed?

• 18 feet

• 9 feet

• 20 feet

• 29 feet

Kayla wants to build a fence in her backyard. The length of her backyard is 30 feet and the width is 45 feet. How many feet of fence will she need to buy?

• 75 feet

• 1,350 feet

• 1,000 feet

• 150 feet

A professional football field is 120 yards long and 53 yards wide. How far will you run if you go all the way around it?

• 346 square yards

• 173 yards

• 240 yards

• 346 yards

The decorator replacing the carpet in the East Room also wants to replace the molding or trim that goes around the room. The East Room is 79 feet long by 36 feet wide. How much molding does she need to order?

• 2,844 square feet

• 2,848 feet

• 230 feet

• 230 square feet

The nervous swimmer walked around the pool twice before his race. How far did he walk?

• 300 m

• 250 m

• 170 m

• 330 m