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Around the Garden Bed

The white rope runs all the way around the rectangular soil bed. The total distance along that rope is the perimeter.

In the picture

  1. Left rope side
  2. Top rope side
  3. Right rope side
  4. Bottom rope side

Examples

  • A fence around a backyard
  • A frame around a picture

Quiz: Around the Garden Bed (Age 9)

  1. What does perimeter mean?

    • The distance all the way around a shape
    • The space inside a shape
    • The number of sides a shape has
  2. How do you find the perimeter of a rectangle?

    • Add the lengths of all four sides
    • Multiply the length by the width
    • Add the length and width only once
  3. A rectangle has sides of 5, 3, 5, and 3 units. What is its perimeter?

    • 16 units
    • 8 units
    • 15 units

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Maths, Age 9