Perimeter of a Rectangle Square and Rectangle

What does perimeter mean?

• the amount of space inside a shape

• the distance around a shape

• the length times the width

• the number of degrees in a shape

A rectangular room is 10 meters wide and 14 meters long. What is the PERIMETER?

• 38 meters

• 24 meters

• 140 meters

• 48 meters

Which is true about the two rectangles shown above?

• Rectangle A has a greater perimeter than rectangle

• Rectangles A and B have equal areas.

• Rectangle A has a greater area than rectangle

• Rectangles A and B have equal perimeters.

A square has a perimeter of 28 meters. What is the area of the square?

• 7 sq. meters

• 28 sq. meters

• 49 sq. meters

• 112 sq. meters

The perimeter of a reading room is 60 feet. The length of the room is 10 feet. What is the width of the reading room?

• 6 feet

• 12 feet

• 20 feet

• 50 feet

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• 15 cm

• 16 cm

• 15 sq cm

• 15 cm

Mrs. Payfer's desk is 3 feet by 2 feet.  What is the perimeter of her desk?

• 10 feet

• 10 square feet

• 12 feet

• 14 sq feet

What is the perimeter of this rectangle?  
Length:  8 cm
Width:  4 cm

• 32 cm

• 24 square centimeters

• 24 cm

• 84 cm 

What is the perimeter of an Olympic-size swimming pool?

• 150 m

• 125 m

• 135 m

• 165 m

How do we solve for Perimeter?  

• length x width

• L x W

• Add all the sides

• add then multiply by 4