Perimeter Puzzles: Draw and Compare Shapes in 4th Grade

A rectangle has a perimeter of 24 cm. If the length is 10 cm, what is the width? Draw the rectangle.

• 4 cm

• 8 cm

• 6 cm

• 2 cm

Lily has a square garden with a perimeter of 32 m. What is the length of one side? Draw the square garden.

• 8 m

• 6 m

• 10 m

• 12 m

Tom is building a fence around a rectangular yard. If the perimeter is 50 feet and the length is 15 feet, what is the width? Draw the yard.

• 12 feet

• 5 feet

• 10 feet

• 8 feet

A triangular park has a perimeter of 30 m. If one side is 10 m and another side is 12 m, what is the length of the third side? Draw the triangle.

• 6 m

• 10 m

• 12 m

• 8 m

Two rectangles have perimeters of 40 cm and 60 cm. If the first rectangle has a length of 12 cm, what could be the dimensions of the second rectangle? Compare their perimeters.

• 12 cm by 18 cm

• 10 cm by 20 cm

• The dimensions of the second rectangle could be 15 cm by 15 cm.

• 5 cm by 25 cm

A playground is shaped like a rectangle with a perimeter of 80 m. If the width is 20 m, what is the length? Draw the playground.

• 25 m

• 15 m

• 20 m

• 30 m

Sarah has a rectangular table with a perimeter of 36 inches. If the width is 8 inches, what is the length? Draw the table.

• 10 inches

• 6 inches

• 12 inches

• 14 inches

A fence surrounds a square field with a perimeter of 48 m. What is the length of one side? Draw the field and label the sides.

• 10 m

• 14 m

• 12 m

• 16 m

The perimeter of a rectangular swimming pool is 100 m. If the length is 30 m, what is the width? Draw the pool.

• 20 m

• 15 m

• 35 m

• 25 m

Compare the perimeters of a rectangle with a length of 10 m and a width of 5 m to a square with a side length of 7 m. Which shape has a greater perimeter? Draw both shapes.

• The rectangle has a greater perimeter.

• Both shapes have equal perimeters.

• The rectangle and square have the same perimeter.

• The square has a greater perimeter.