Explore Polygons: Perimeter and Types for 5th Graders

A gardener is designing a flower bed in the shape of a rectangle. If the length is 8 feet and the width is 3 feet, what is the perimeter of the flower bed?

• 24 feet

• 22 feet

• 18 feet

• 30 feet

Samantha is drawing a triangle for her art project. If one side is 5 cm, another side is 7 cm, and the last side is 6 cm, what type of triangle is she drawing?

• Scalene triangle

• Isosceles triangle

• Equilateral triangle

• Right triangle

A playground has a square sandbox with each side measuring 4 meters. What is the perimeter of the sandbox?

• 12 meters

• 16 meters

• 20 meters

• 8 meters

Tom is creating a poster with a hexagon on it. If each side of the hexagon is 2 inches long, what is the total perimeter of the hexagon?

• 10 inches

• 12 inches

• 8 inches

• 14 inches

Lisa wants to build a fence around her rectangular garden. If the garden is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide, how much fencing does she need?

• 32 meters

• 28 meters

• 24 meters

• 30 meters

A pizza is cut into 8 equal triangular slices. If each slice has a base of 6 inches, what type of polygon is formed by the crust of one slice?

• The crust of one slice forms a sector of a circle, not a polygon.

• The crust forms a rectangle.

• The crust forms a hexagon.

• The crust forms a triangle.

A school is planning to paint a triangular mural on the wall. If the base of the triangle is 12 feet and the height is 5 feet, what is the perimeter if the other two sides are 10 feet each?

• 30 feet

• 28 feet

• 32 feet

• 25 feet

Mark is making a quilt with a parallelogram design. If the base is 7 inches and the height is 4 inches, what is the perimeter if the other two sides are also 7 inches?

• 28 inches

• 24 inches

• 30 inches

• 20 inches

A rectangular swimming pool measures 15 feet by 10 feet. What is the perimeter of the pool?

• 60 feet

• 40 feet

• 50 feet

• 30 feet

An artist is drawing a pentagon with each side measuring 3 cm. What is the total perimeter of the pentagon?

• 10 cm

• 12 cm

• 15 cm

• 18 cm