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Grade 5 Area & Perimeter Worksheet with Answers

Grade 5 (US) · Year 6 (UK) · Class 5 (India) · Math

Unit 5: Measurement & VolumeArea Review

Finding the area and perimeter of rectangles and squares, missing side lengths, L-shaped rooms and real-life problems like fencing a garden. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Area & Perimeter

Grade 5 · Math

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Learning goal: Area Review

Directions: Use the pictures to help you. Solve each problem. Show your work, then write your answer in the box.

Example

A square has sides of 5 m. What is its perimeter?

Answer: 20 m

RememberArea and perimeter

RectangleA = l × wPerimeterP = add all sidesTriangleA = ½ × b × h
  1. 1

    A rectangle has an area of 56 cm². Its length is 4 cm. What is its width?

    4 cm?Area = 56 cm²
    Answer
  2. 2

    A floor is 3 ft by 9 ft. How many square feet of carpet are needed to cover it?

    Show your work
    Answer
  3. 3

    A rectangle has a perimeter of 58 m. Its length is 14 m. What is its width?

    14 m?Perimeter = 58 m
    Answer
  4. 4

    A rectangle has a perimeter of 26 m. Its length is 3 m. What is its width?

    3 m?Perimeter = 26 m
    Answer
  5. 5

    A rectangle has an area of 78 m². Its length is 13 m. What is its width?

    13 m?Area = 78 m²
    Answer
  6. 6

    A garden is 9 m long and 11 m wide. How many meters of fence are needed to go all the way around it?

    9 m11 m
    Answer
  7. 7

    A rectangle has a perimeter of 56 cm. Its length is 13 cm. What is its width?

    13 cm?Perimeter = 56 cm
    Answer
  8. 8

    A floor is 2 ft by 11 ft. How many square feet of carpet are needed to cover it?

    Show your work
    Answer
  9. 9

    A garden is 8 m long and 15 m wide. How many meters of fence are needed to go all the way around it?

    8 m15 m
    Answer
  10. 10

    Find the perimeter of a rectangle 13 ft long and 7 ft wide.

    13 ft7 ft
    Answer
  11. 11

    A rectangle has an area of 50 cm². Its length is 10 cm. What is its width?

    10 cm?Area = 50 cm²
    Answer
  12. 12

    A rectangle has an area of 24 cm². Its length is 4 cm. What is its width?

    4 cm?Area = 24 cm²
    Answer

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Each scale balances. Scale 1: circle + circle + square = 39; scale 2: circle + square = 26. What is one circle worth?

39Scale 126Scale 2

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.14 cm
  2. 2.27 ft²
  3. 3.15 m
  4. 4.10 m
  5. 5.6 m
  6. 6.40 m
  7. 7.15 cm
  8. 8.22 ft²
  9. 9.46 m
  10. 10.40 ft
  11. 11.5 cm
  12. 12.6 cm
  13. ★13 (challenge corner)

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