How to find the perimeter of a figure - HSPT Math
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The length of a rectangle is two times as long as the width. The width is equal to
inches. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
The length of a rectangle is two times as long as the width. The width is equal to inches. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

What is the perimeter of the triangle below?

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To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we add all of the side lengths together.
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What is the perimeter of the regular pentagon below?

What is the perimeter of the regular pentagon below?

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A regular pentagon has five equal sides. To find the perimeter of a pentagon, we can multiply the known side length by
(since there are five sides) or we can add the known side length to itself five times.


A regular pentagon has five equal sides. To find the perimeter of a pentagon, we can multiply the known side length by (since there are five sides) or we can add the known side length to itself five times.
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The perimeter of the above square is 40% of what number?

The perimeter of the above square is 40% of what number?
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The perimeter of a square with sides of length 12 is 4 times this, or
.
The number of which 48 is 40% can be found by dividing 48 by 40%, or
:
..
The perimeter of a square with sides of length 12 is 4 times this, or
.
The number of which 48 is 40% can be found by dividing 48 by 40%, or :
..
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A rectangular garden has an area of
. Its length is
meters longer than its width. How much fencing is needed to enclose the garden?
A rectangular garden has an area of . Its length is
meters longer than its width. How much fencing is needed to enclose the garden?
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We define the variables as
and
.
We substitute these values into the equation for the area of a rectangle and get
.


or 
Lengths cannot be negative, so the only correct answer is
. If
, then
.
Therefore,
.
We define the variables as and
.
We substitute these values into the equation for the area of a rectangle and get .
or
Lengths cannot be negative, so the only correct answer is . If
, then
.
Therefore, .
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What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 5?
What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 5?
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The formula for circumference is
or
.
Since we are given the radius, we will use
.

The formula for circumference is or
.
Since we are given the radius, we will use .
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What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 4?
What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 4?
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The formula for the perimeter of a square is
, where
is the length of one side of the square.
So 
The formula for the perimeter of a square is , where
is the length of one side of the square.
So
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If the perimeter of a rectangle is 40, and the width of the rectangle is 8, what is the length of the rectangle?
If the perimeter of a rectangle is 40, and the width of the rectangle is 8, what is the length of the rectangle?
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The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is
, where
is the length of the rectangle and
is the width.
Plug in the numbers that we are given into the equation.






The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is , where
is the length of the rectangle and
is the width.
Plug in the numbers that we are given into the equation.
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What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a base of 4 and a height of 8?
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a base of 4 and a height of 8?
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When searching for the perimeter of a rectangle we are looking for the sum of the lengths of all of the sides enclosing the figure. In this case there are four sides, two that are the base and two that are the height. To find the perimeter we add all four of them together.
Therefore the equation for the perimeter of a rectangle is 
In this case the equation looks like this 
Multiply the numbers together 
Then add them to get the answer 
When searching for the perimeter of a rectangle we are looking for the sum of the lengths of all of the sides enclosing the figure. In this case there are four sides, two that are the base and two that are the height. To find the perimeter we add all four of them together.
Therefore the equation for the perimeter of a rectangle is
In this case the equation looks like this
Multiply the numbers together
Then add them to get the answer
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What is the height of a rectangle with a perimeter of 30 and base of 12?
What is the height of a rectangle with a perimeter of 30 and base of 12?
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The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of four sides, two that are the base and two that are the height. To find the perimeter we add all four of them together.
Therefore the equation for the perimeter of a rectangle is 
In this example we plug in the base and the perimeter so the equation looks like this 
Perform the multiplication to get 
Subtract from both sides to arrive at 
Then divide by 2 to find the height 
The answer 
The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of four sides, two that are the base and two that are the height. To find the perimeter we add all four of them together.
Therefore the equation for the perimeter of a rectangle is
In this example we plug in the base and the perimeter so the equation looks like this
Perform the multiplication to get
Subtract from both sides to arrive at
Then divide by 2 to find the height
The answer
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