Perimeter of a Square

Which word do you use to find the distance around a square?

• area

• circumference

• surface area

• perimeter

What does perimeter mean?

• The distance across a shape

• The space inside of a shape

• The distance around on the outside of a shape

• The cross-section of a shape

Find the perimeter of the following square with one side 8cm.

• 26cm

• 32cm

• 64cm

• 27cm

Find the length of one side of the following square with a perimeter of 48m.

• 6m

• 8m

• 12m

• 4m

Samuel is planning to build a fence around his square garden which has an area of 121 cm². Calculate the perimeter of the garden.

• 44 cm

• 22 cm

• 11 cm

• 33 cm

What is the Perimeter of a square with side 5 in?

HINT: Add up the sides

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Aiden is building a fence around his square garden, each side of which measures 12 cm. What is the total length of the fence needed?

• 48 cm

• 24 cm

• 36 cm

• 12 cm

Find the perimeter of a square with a side of 3 feet.

• 9 feet

• 12 feet

• 3 feet

• 6 feet

What is the perimeter of a square having sides of 28 m? 

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Rohan is building a fence around his square garden, each side of which measures 9 cm. What is the total length of the fence Rohan needs to buy?

• 36 cm

• 18 cm

• 27 cm

• 45 cm