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Measuring Shape Perimeters
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Measuring Shape Perimeters
Help plan edging for a little garden. Perimeter is the distance all the way around the outside of a shape. Add the lengths of every side, using the same units. Write your answers with cm or blocks.
Spot the perimeter
Look closely at the shapes and solve each garden-planning puzzle.
1.Mere walks a little bug along the outside edge of a square garden. What is she tracing?
- The distance around the garden
- The inside area
- The garden's colour
2.A square garden has 4 sides. Each side is 2 blocks long. Add the side lengths to find its perimeter.
3.Eli measures the four sides of a rectangle: 5 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm and 2 cm. What is its perimeter?
4.Hana measures one side of a triangle as 4 cm, another as 3 cm and the last as 2 cm. Find the perimeter.
Choose and explain
Think like a careful garden designer. Check that you count every outside side and use one kind of unit.
5.Which set of measurements could be the sides of a rectangle?
- 4 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm, 2 cm
- 4 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm, 3 cm
- 4 cm, 4 cm, 4 cm
6.A garden edging is 10 blocks long. The garden has sides of 3 blocks, 2 blocks, 3 blocks and 2 blocks. Is there enough edging? Explain with a number sentence.
7.Rangi measures a shape with paper clips. What should Rangi use for every side?
- Paper clips for every side
- Paper clips for some sides and centimetres for others
- A different unit for each side
8.A square has sides of 3 cm each. Complete the number sentence to find its perimeter: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = cm.
9.Draw a rectangle with sides 4 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm and 2 cm. Then write its perimeter.
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