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.
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Age 9: open this week
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- Left rope side
- Top rope side
- Right rope side
- Bottom rope side
Examples
- A fence around a backyard
- A frame around a picture
Key takeaways
- Perimeter is the total distance around a shape.
- Add all the side lengths to find it.
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