Perimeter
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Easy
Each side of a regular hexagon is 12 cm long. Find the perimeter of the hexagon.
a. 72 cm
b. 82 cm
c. 32 cm
d. 222 cm
e. 112 cm
Solution:
As what you learned from the previous topic, names of shapes, the prefix hexa- and root word -gon is
referring to a six-sided polygon. So, the question is looking for the perimeter of a regular six-sided
polygon. The formula for the perimeter of all regular polygons is side length multiplied to the number of
sides of the polygon.
In this case, the answer is: 12 ×6=72 cm,
A. 72 cm
Average
Find the circumference of circle with diameter 28 m, in centimetres. ( 22 / 7 )
1. 88
2. 8800
3. 880
4. 88000
5. None of the above
Solution
In order to find the circumference of the circle, the formula P=π × D must be used.
Therefore,
22
A=28 × = 88 m
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To convert 88 m to cm, 88 m must be multiplied to 100.
Therefore,
A=88 ×100=8800 cm
B. 8800 cm
Difficult
The diameter of wheel is 70cm. How many revolutions does it make if it travels a distance of 88m? (
22 / 7 )
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. 50
Solution:
First, it is needed to know the distance covered in a single complete revolution. One hint is that
revolution is talking about “around” of the wheel. So, in order to find the distance from one revolution,
we will use the formula for the circumference of the circle or the perimeter of the circle using the
formula P=πD
Therefore,
22
P=70 π= × 70=220 cm
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So, in order to find the number of revolutions needed we need to divide 88 m to 220 cm but take note
that they are not in the same unit. We know that 1 m = 100 cm, therefore, 88 m = 88 ×100=8800 cm.
Therefore, the number of revolutions made is:
8800 ÷ 220=40 revolutions
D. 40
Easy
1. Find the perimeter of the square with a side ( z +2 ) cm.
a. (5z + 10) cm
b. (8z + 25) cm
c. (6z +7) cm
d. (4z + 8) cm
e. (7z +14) cm
2. A side of a regular pentagon is 12 cm long. Find the perimeter of the pentagon.
a. 60 cm
b. 72 cm
c. 66 cm
d. 80 cm
e. 62 cm
3. Calculate the perimeter of this regular polygon.
a. 72 cm
b. 64 cm
c. 56 cm
d. 63 cm 8 cm
e. 80 cm
4. A rectangle has a perimeter of 96 cm. Its length is equals to twice the length of its width. Calculate
the value of the length.
a. 34 cm
b. 48 cm
c. 55 cm
d. 26 cm
e. 32 cm
5. Find the perimeter of a regular nonagon with side length (4y + 3) cm.
a. (27y + 26) cm
b. (45y+28) cm
c. (36y + 27) cm
d. (56y + 69) cm
e. (36y + 27) cm
6. An isosceles triangle has a leg measuring 8 cm and a base measuring 14 cm. Find the perimeter of
the triangle.
a. 45 cm
b. 35 cm
c. 25 cm
d. 30 cm
e. 20 cm
Average
1. Calculate the perimeter of the following shape
a. 34 cm 3
b. 48 cm c
m
c. 32 cm 2
c 5
d. 46 cm m c
e. 36 cm m
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c
m
2. If a breadth of a rectangle is equal to (u + 5) cm and it has a length of 3 cm more than its breadth,
what the perimeter of the rectangle?
a. (4u + 26) cm
b. (5u + 46) cm
c. (7u + 39) cm
d. (8u + 46) cm
e. (4u + 32) cm
3. Jasmine is making a display board for her school club. The display board must be 14 ft by 8 ft
rectangle. If ribbon costs $6 per foot, how much will it cost to add a ribbon around the border of the
display board?
a. $262
b. $326
c. $445
d. $324
e. $264
4. The diameter of the wheel is 210 cm. How many revolutions does it need to cover a distance of 1.32
22
km? (use π= )
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a. 100
b. 200
c. 250
d. 300
e. 350
5. A rectangular playground is 50 m long and 42 m wide. If an athlete runs around it 3 times, how far
will he run?
a. 552 m
b. 554 m
c. 558 m
d. 560 m
e. 562 m
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6. Find the perimeter of the semicircle. (Take π = )
7
a. 24 cm
b. 18 cm
c. 25 cm
d. 28 cm 14 cm
e. 22 cm
Difficult
1. A square is divided into four identical rectangles as shown in the figure. The perimeter of each of
four rectangles is 40 cm. What is the perimeter of the square?
a. 60 cm
b. 65 cm
c. 64 cm
d. 63 cm
e. 70 cm
2. A regular six-point star is formed by extending the sides of a regular hexagon. If the perimeter of the
star is 132 cm, then the perimeter of the hexagon is
a. 66 cm
b. 70 cm
c. 82 cm
d. 85 cm
e. 90 cm
3. ABCD is a rectangle enclosing 2 circles each of radius 5 cm, as shown. Find the perimeter of the
rectangle ABCD, in centimetres.
a. 25 cm A B
b. 35 cm
c. 57 cm
d. 60 cm
e. 68 cm
D C
4. Find the perimeter of the shape if ABC, CDE, and EFG are equilateral triangles.
a. 67 cm
b. 78 cm B
c. 88 cm
d. 90 cm D
e. 102 cm
F
A 12 cm C 8 cm E 6 cm G
5. The ratio of the length and width of the floor of the building is 7:4. They differ by 45 ft. Find the
perimeter of the floor of the building
a. 220 cm
b. 247 cm
c. 250 cm
d. 320 cm
e. 330 cm
6. The perimeter of a rectangular lot is 96 meters. The length is thrice the width. If the two lengths and
the width will be fenced, how long will the fence be?
a. 84 m
b. 89 m
c. 92 m
d. 94 m
e. 101 m
