IXL | Perimeter of figures on grids

Look at the shaded figure.

What is its perimeter?

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question

Look at the shaded figure.

What is its perimeter?

units

key idea

The perimeter of a figure is the total distance around its edges. You can find the perimeter of a figure on a grid by counting the number of units along the sides.

solution

Find the perimeter of the figure. Count the number of units along the sides of the shape.

The perimeter of the shaded figure is 10

units.

You can also find the perimeter of the figure by adding the lengths of its sides.

Find the length of each side.

Add all the side lengths together.

The perimeter of the shaded figure is 10

units.

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Lesson: Perimeter

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