About this worksheet
Perimeter is the distance around the outside (add all four sides); area is the space inside (length times width). Students mix them up, so asking for both side by side is the best practice.
Area and perimeter worksheet generator
Make area and perimeter worksheets where students find both the area and the perimeter of each rectangle. Mixing the two on one sheet is the point.
Area and perimeter
NameDate
Find the area and the perimeter of each rectangle.
- 1.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 2.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 3.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 4.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 5.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 6.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 7.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 8.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________ - 9.Area = ________
Perimeter = ________
Area and perimeter
Answer key
- 1.9 by 10A = 90 in², P = 38 in
- 2.7 by 10A = 70 cm², P = 34 cm
- 3.13 by 3A = 39 ft², P = 32 ft
- 4.12 by 5A = 60 m², P = 34 m
- 5.7 by 9A = 63 cm², P = 32 cm
- 6.15 by 8A = 120 ft², P = 46 ft
- 7.7 by 12A = 84 ft², P = 38 ft
- 8.13 by 11A = 143 cm², P = 48 cm
- 9.6 by 7A = 42 m², P = 26 m
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Teaching tip
Have students trace the perimeter with a finger before writing it, then shade the area. Two motions for two ideas.
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