Perimeter Word Problems

Jon had a hallway. The length of his hallway is 10 feet & the width is 5 feet. What is the perimeter?

• 30 feet

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 15 feet

Matt has a box with the pictured measurements. If he puts ribbon on the perimeter of the box, how much ribbon does he need?

• 5 cm

• 8 cm

• 16 cm

• 20 cm

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

• 1350 square feet

• 1350 feet

• 150 feet

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day. The barn is 25 meters by 12 meters. If we walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 300 meters

• 222 meters

• 74 meters

• 37 meters

A rectangular pool is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. How much fencing is needed to enclose the pool?

• 20 meters

• 40 meters

• 60 meters

• 80 meters

The perimeter of a square playground is 48 meters. What is the length of one side of the playground?

• 12 m

• 24 m

• 6 m

• 8 m

A fence is being built around a rectangular field that is 15 meters long and 10 meters wide. What is the total length of the fence?

• 50 meters

• 25 meters

• 30 meters

• 40 meters

A classroom is 10 meters long and 7 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the classroom?

• 17 meters

• 34 meters

• 70 meters

• 140 meters

A rectangular room is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the room?

• 32 feet

• 16 feet

• 48 feet

• 63 feet

What is the perimeter of this figure?

• 12 cm

• 32 cm

• 24 cm

• 20 cm