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Lesson 5 – Perimeter – Word Problems

NC Objective:Measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure (including squares) in centimetres and metres.

Resources needed:Differentiated SheetsTeaching Slides

Vocabulary:Perimeter, rectilinear shapes, calculate, centimetres and metres.

Children use their knowledge of finding perimeters of rectilinear shapes by answering word problems. These can be cut out and stuck in books.

Children have simple word problems to solve with all measurements included.

Children solve word problems with missing lengths.

Children solve more complex word problems. They are able to convert measurements and use reasoning skills to answer.

Reasoning & Problem Solving

Working Towards Working Within Greater Depth

Children will solve reasoning tasks using 1cm lengths.

Children will solve reasoning tasks using half cm lengths.

Children will solve reasoning tasks using 1 and a quarter cm lengths.

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Fluency & Precision 4Perimeter – Word Problems

Solve the word problems.

Here are the measurements of a vegetable patch in an allotment.

Side 1- 14mSide 2- 9mSide 3- 14mSide 4- 9m

What is the perimeter of the patch?

It is a festive holiday and Leanna wants to put lights around the TV. Look at the

measurements. What length of lights does she need?

The swimming pool in this house has sides of 25m, 10m, 25m and 10m.

What is the perimeter?

Esin wants to put a fence up for her rabbit enclosure. What is the length of wire she needs

to go around the whole perimeter of the enclosure?

Lee has made a poster with his initial on it. He wants to go around the edge of the letter in red ribbon. Work out the perimeter of the

shape so he knows how much ribbon he needs to use.

A school is marking out a basketball court in the playground. They will need a blue line around the

rectangle they have marked out.

Use the diagram to work out the length of the blue line they will need to paint.

300cm

200cm

6m

6m

4m4m

4m4m

4m4m

10cm

2cm

8cm

2cm

8cm

6cm

10m

10m

15m15m

200cm

300cm

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

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Fluency & Precision 4AnswersPerimeter – Word Problems

Solve the word problems.

Here are the measurements of a vegetable patch in an allotment.

Side 1- 14mSide 2- 9mSide 3- 14mSide 4- 9m

What is the perimeter of the patch?

It is a festive holiday and Leanna wants to put lights around the TV. Look at the

measurements. What length of lights does she need?

The swimming pool in this house has sides of 25m, 10m, 25m and 10m.

What is the perimeter?

Esin wants to put a fence up for her rabbit enclosure. What is the length of wire she needs

to go around the whole perimeter of the enclosure?

Lee has made a poster with his initial on it. He wants to go around the edge of the letter in red ribbon. Work out the perimeter of the

shape so he knows how much ribbon he needs to use.

A school is marking out a basketball court in the playground. They will need a blue line around the

rectangle they have marked out.

Use the diagram to work out the length of the blue line they will need to paint.

300cm

200cm

6m

6m

4m4m

4m4m

4m4m

10cm

2cm

8cm

2cm

8cm

6cm

10m

10m

15m15m

200cm

300cm

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

46m

1,000cm1m

70m

36m

36m50m

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Fluency & Precision 4Perimeter – Word Problems

Here are the measurements of a rectangular vegetable patch in an allotment .

Side 1- 14mSide 2- 9m

What is the perimeter of the patch?

It is a festive holiday and Leanna wants to put lights around the TV. Look at the

measurements. What length of lights does she need?

The rectangular swimming pool in this house has sides of 25m and 10m.

What is the perimeter?

Esin wants to put a fence up for her rabbit enclosure. What is the length of wire she needs

to go around the whole perimeter of the enclosure?

Lee has made a poster with his initial on it. He wants to go around the edge of the letter in red ribbon. Work out the perimeter of the

shape so he knows how much ribbon he needs to use.

A school is marking out a basketball court in the playground. They will need a blue line around the

rectangle they have marked out.

Use the diagram to work out the length of the blue line they will need to paint.

500cm

300cm

6m

6m

4m

4m

4m4m

10cm

2cm

8cm

2cm

8cm

12m

16m

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Solve the word problems.

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Fluency & Precision 4AnswersPerimeter – Word Problems

Here are the measurements of a rectangular vegetable patch in an allotment .

Side 1- 14mSide 2- 9m

What is the perimeter of the patch?

It is a festive holiday and Leanna wants to put lights around the TV. Look at the

measurements. What length of lights does she need?

The rectangular swimming pool in this house has sides of 25m and 10m.

What is the perimeter?

Esin wants to put a fence up for her rabbit enclosure. What is the length of wire she needs

to go around the whole perimeter of the enclosure?

Lee has made a poster with his initial on it. He wants to go around the edge of the letter in red ribbon. Work out the perimeter of the

shape so he knows how much ribbon he needs to use.

A school is marking out a basketball court in the playground. They will need a blue line around the

rectangle they have marked out.

Use the diagram to work out the length of the blue line they will need to paint.

500cm

300cm

6m

6m

4m

4m

4m4m

10cm

2cm

8cm

2cm

8cm

12m

16m

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

46m

70m

36m

1,600cm

4m

4m

6cm

36m56m

Solve the word problems.

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Fluency & Precision 4Perimeter – Word Problems

The perimeter of a rectangular vegetable patch is 38m. If the length of the patch is

16m, what is the width?

It is a festive holiday and Leanna wants to put lights around the TV. Look at the

measurements. What length of lights does she need?

The swimming pool is 26 metres long and 1,000cm wide. Malachi walked all the way

around the edge. How many metres did he walk for?

Esin wants to put a fence up for her rabbit enclosure. What is the length of wire she needs

to go around the whole perimeter of the enclosure?

Fred has made a poster with his initial on it. He wants to go around the edge of the letter in red ribbon. Work out the perimeter of the

shape so he knows how much ribbon he needs to use.

A school is marking out a basketball court in the playground. They will need a blue line around the

rectangle they have marked out.

Use the diagram to work out the length of the blue line they will need to paint.

525cm

3,100mm

6m

4m

4m

4m4m

10cm

8cm

2cm

2cm

1,208cm

16.5m2cm

1cm

2cm

6cm

Solve the word problems.

mm

cm

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

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Fluency & Precision 4AnswersPerimeter – Word Problems

The perimeter of a rectangular vegetable patch is 38m. If the length of the patch is

16m, what is the width?

It is a festive holiday and Leanna wants to put lights around the TV. Look at the

measurements. What length of lights does she need?

The swimming pool is 26 metres long and 1,000cm wide. Malachi walked all the way

around the edge. How many metres did he walk for?

Esin wants to put a fence up for her rabbit enclosure. What is the length of wire she needs

to go around the whole perimeter of the enclosure?

Fred has made a poster with his initial on it. He wants to go around the edge of the letter in red ribbon. Work out the perimeter of the

shape so he knows how much ribbon he needs to use.

A school is marking out a basketball court in the playground. They will need a blue line around the

rectangle they have marked out.

Use the diagram to work out the length of the blue line they will need to paint.

525cm

3,100mm

6m

4m

4m

4m4m

10cm

8cm

2cm

2cm

1,208cm

16.5m2cm

1cm

4cm

2cm

6cm

Solve the word problems.

3m

mm7,250

72m

6m

4m

4m

36m

38cmcm5,716

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

1cm

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter – Word Problems

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field.

What length of line they will need to paint?

The school built a football field with a length of 50 m and a width 15 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1 cm.

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field.

What length of line they will need to paint?

The school built a football field with a length of 50 m and a width 15 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1 cm.

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter: 26 cm

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field.

What length of line they will need to paint?

Length of the line 130 m.

The school built a football field with a length of 50 m and a width of 15 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1 cm.

Perimeter: 26 cm

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field.

What length of line they will need to paint?

Length of the line 130 m.

The school built a football field with a length of 50 m and a width of 15 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1 cm.

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter – Word Problems

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field and center line.

What length of line they will need to paint?

The school built a football field with a length of 60 m and a width of 25 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the shape of a

letter h. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the length of one piece of chocolate

is 0.5 cm.

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field and center line.

What length of line they will need to paint?

The school built a football field with a length of 60 m and a width of 25 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter h. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 0.5 cm?

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter: 11 cm

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field and center line.

What length of line they will need to paint?

Length of the line 195 m.

The school built a football field with a length of 60 m and a width of 25 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the shape of a

letter h. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the length of one piece of chocolate

is 0.5 cm.

Perimeter: 11 cm

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field and center line.

What length of line they will need to paint?

Length of the line 195 m.

The school built a football field with a length of 60 m and a width of 25 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the shape of a

letter h. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the length of one piece of chocolate

is 0.5 cm.

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter – Word Problems

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field, center line and penalty area with length

16 m and width 8 m. What length of line they will need to paint?

The school built a football field with a length of 70 m and a width of 35 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1.25 cm?

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field, center line and penalty area with length

16 m and width 8 m. What length of line they will need to paint?

The school built a football field with a length of 70 m and a width of 35 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1.25 cm?

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter – Word Problems

Perimeter: 32.5 cm

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field, center line and penalty area with length

16 m and width 8 m. What length of line they will need to paint?

Length of the line 309 m.

The school built a football field with a length of 70 m and a width of 35 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1.25 cm?

Perimeter: 32.5 cm

They will need to draw the boundaries of the field, center line and penalty area with length

16 m and width 8 m. What length of line they will need to paint?

Length of the line 309 m.

The school built a football field with a length of 70 m and a width of 35 m. Mark has a chocolate bar in the

shape of a letter H. What is the perimeter of a chocolate bar if the

length of one piece of chocolate is 1.25 cm?