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Year 5 Maths — Area and perimeter

Work out the area and perimeter of a rectangle.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.A rectangle is 8 m by 4 m. What is its area, in square metres?

  2. 2.A rectangle has an area of 24 square centimetres and a length of 6 cm. How wide is it, in centimetres?

  3. 3.A square has sides of 6 cm. What is its perimeter, in centimetres?

  4. 4.Every rectangle here is measured in centimetres. Which one has the largest perimeter?

    • a) 3 by 9
    • b) 4 by 7
    • c) 2 by 6
    • d) 5 by 5

  5. 5.A square has sides of 6 cm. What is its area, in square centimetres?

  6. 6.Every rectangle here is measured in centimetres. Match each rectangle to its area, in square centimetres.

    • 4 by 5
    • 3 by 9
    • 6 by 6
    • 7 by 4
    • 28
    • 36
    • 27
    • 20

  7. 7.Every rectangle here is measured in centimetres. Put them in order, smallest perimeter first.

    • 5 by 4
    • 8 by 3
    • 4 by 3
    • 2 by 3

  8. 8.A rectangle is 6 cm by 4 cm. Which point on the line is its perimeter, in centimetres?

    Mark the line with an X.

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Answer key — Year 5 Maths — Area and perimeter

  1. 1. 32
  2. 2. 4
  3. 3. 24
  4. 4. a) 3 by 9
  5. 5. 36
  6. 6. 4 by 5 → 20; 3 by 9 → 27; 6 by 6 → 36; 7 by 4 → 28
  7. 7. 1. 2 by 3 2. 4 by 3 3. 5 by 4 4. 8 by 3
  8. 8. 20