Perimeter of polygons

1. A square has sides of 5 cm. What is its perimeter?

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2. A rectangle is 6 cm by 4 cm. What is its perimeter?

• 10 cm
• 20 cm
• 24 cm
• 48 cm

3. What does perimeter measure?

• The space inside
• The distance around
• The number of corners
• The longest side

4. A triangle has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. What is its perimeter?

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5. A square garden has a perimeter of 24 m. How long is one side?

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6. Two rectangles with the same perimeter must have the same area.

• True
• False

7. A rectangle is 10 m by 3 m. What is its perimeter?

• 13 m
• 26 m
• 30 m
• 60 m

8. A pentagon has five equal sides of 4 cm. What is its perimeter?

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9. You want to put a fence around a yard. Do you need the area or the perimeter?

• Area
• Perimeter
• Both
• Neither

10. A rectangle has a perimeter of 18 cm and one side is 5 cm. How long is the side next to it?

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