Expressions Word Problems Perimeter

Keira is creating a rectangular quilt and the length is equal to five inches less than the width. The perimeter is 30 inches. What are the dimensions of the quilt

• width = 10 and length = 5

• Width = 5 and length = 10

• Width = 5 and length = 30

• Width = 30 and length = 5

Which expression represents the perimeter of a triangle in simplest form that has side lengths: 2x, 3x + 5, x + 2

• 6x + 7

• 13x

• 5x + 7

• 7x + 10

A rectangle has a perimeter of 70 feet. Its length is five more than twice its width. Which equation can be used to determine the width of the rectangle?

• 2x + 5 = 70 

• 3x + 5 = 70 

• 6x + 10 = 70 

• 5x + 2 = 70

Translate the sentence into an equation:
Four more than six times a number is 18.

• 4 + 6x = 18

• 4x + 6 = 18

• 6x + 4 = 18

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A square and a triangle have the same perimeter. If one side of the square is 5 cm, what is the length of one side of the equilateral triangle?

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

• 6.67 cm

• 15 cm

A farmer wants to fence three sides of a rectangular field with a river forming the fourth side. The field measures 100 meters by 50 meters. How much fencing does the farmer need?

• 150 meters

• 200 meters

• 250 meters

• 300 meters

The length of a rectangle is 10 meters more than twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 70 meters, what is the width of the rectangle?

• 10 meters

• 15 meters

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

If a triangle has a perimeter of 30 cm and two sides are 10 cm each, how long is the third side?

• 10 cm

• 5 cm

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

The length of a rectangle is 4 inches more than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 38 inches, what is the length?

• 5

• 6

• 14

• 15

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