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Grade 3 perimeter with a missing side worksheets

3.MD.D.8 Measurement and geometry

Printable perimeter with a missing side worksheets for grade 3, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.D.8. Work backwards from the perimeter.

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Sample problems

  1. A rectangle has a perimeter of 44 cm and a length of 12 cm. What is its width? 10 cm
  2. A rectangle has a perimeter of 10 cm and a length of 3 cm. What is its width? 2 cm
  3. A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 cm and a length of 10 cm. What is its width? 10 cm
  4. A rectangle has a perimeter of 16 cm and a length of 5 cm. What is its width? 3 cm
  5. A rectangle has a perimeter of 20 cm and a length of 6 cm. What is its width? 4 cm
  6. A rectangle has a perimeter of 22 cm and a length of 9 cm. What is its width? 2 cm
  7. A rectangle has a perimeter of 32 cm and a length of 12 cm. What is its width? 4 cm
  8. A rectangle has a perimeter of 32 cm and a length of 14 cm. What is its width? 2 cm

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A worked example

A rectangle has a perimeter of 44 cm and a length of 12 cm. What is its width? 10 cm

  1. Two lengths use up 12 + 12 = 24
  2. What is left is two widths: 44 − 24 = 20
  3. One width: 20 ÷ 2 = 10 cm

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