ALGEBRA FROM PERIMETER WORKSHEET

Copy the shapes into your book and write an expression for the
perimeter:

BRONZE

1) y
2)
2x 2x
x x

d d 3p
3) 4)

2p 2p
d d
p
d

SILVER
1) 2x 2)

4y 4y
-x -x

2x
-2y
3) p -p 4) 5t

-2t -2t
p p

-p 3t

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GOLD

x+2
1) 2) x+4 x+4

x x

x+2
x+1

3)
4)
2p -1 -3r + 2
2p - 1

2r + 1 2r + 1
2p - 1 2p - 1

-2r + 4
2p - 1

EXTENSION
1) The perimeter of the pentagon is 25m. What is the length of p?

p p

p p

2) The perimeter of the rectangle is 8cm. What is the length of x?

x+2

x x

x+2

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