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- 12 cm
- 18 cm
- 24 cm
- 36 cm
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Correct answer: C. 24 cm
A square has four equal sides, so 4 times 6 cm gives 24 cm.
Olympiad (Class 4) Data handling and perimeter — practice questions
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What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 6 cm?Read the answer and worked solution →Ravi walks once around a square park with sides of 50 m. How far does he walk?Read the answer and worked solution →Which words best describe the perimeter of a shape?Read the answer and worked solution →A garden is 12 m long and 8 m wide. How much fence is needed to go all round it?Read the answer and worked solution →One rectangle is 8 cm by 2 cm. Another is 6 cm by 4 cm. How do their perimeters compare?Read the answer and worked solution →A square has sides of 7 m. A rectangle is 10 m by 5 m. How much longer is the rectangle's perimeter?Read the answer and worked solution →A wire 24 cm long is bent to make a square. How long is each side?Read the answer and worked solution →A 40 m rope makes a rectangle 12 m long. How wide is the rectangle?Read the answer and worked solution →Fencing costs Rs 10 for each metre. A square field has sides of 20 m. What is the cost to fence it?Read the answer and worked solution →A ribbon runs along all four edges of a card 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. How long is the ribbon?Read the answer and worked solution →A triangle has two sides of 6 cm and 9 cm and a perimeter of 21 cm. How long is the third side?Read the answer and worked solution →A four-sided shape has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm. What is its perimeter?Read the answer and worked solution →A rectangle is 10 cm by 1 cm. A square has sides of 4 cm. Whose perimeter is longer?Read the answer and worked solution →Many shapes can have the same perimeter. Which one holds the most space inside?Read the answer and worked solution →A photo frame is 20 cm long and 15 cm wide. How long a wooden strip is needed for its four edges?Read the answer and worked solution →Which rectangle has a perimeter of 14 cm?Read the answer and worked solution →Two square tiles with sides of 10 cm are put side by side to make a rectangle. What is its perimeter?Read the answer and worked solution →Three square tiles with sides of 2 cm are put in a row. What is the perimeter of the long shape?Read the answer and worked solution →Tally marks are usually bundled in groups of how many?Read the answer and worked solution →A tally shows 3 full bundles of five and 2 single marks. How many is that?Read the answer and worked solution →A tally has 17 marks. How are they drawn in bundles of five?Read the answer and worked solution →Long ago people cut notches in bones and wood to count. What were notched wooden counters called?Read the answer and worked solution →In a bar chart, the height of a bar shows theRead the answer and worked solution →A bar chart is best used forRead the answer and worked solution →In a pictogram, the key tells youRead the answer and worked solution →In a pictogram, one star stands for 10 books. A row has 4 stars. How many books is that?Read the answer and worked solution →In a pictogram, one pencil symbol means 4 pencils. A row shows 3 and a half symbols. How many pencils?Read the answer and worked solution →One symbol in a pictogram means 20 students. How many symbols show 140 students?Read the answer and worked solution →For a fair pictogram, all the pictures should beRead the answer and worked solution →In a pictogram, one car symbol means 10 cars. What does half a car symbol mean?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Ravi walks once around a square park with sides of 50 m. How far does he walk?
- 100 m
- 250 m
- 200 m
- 150 m
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Correct answer: C. 200 m
Walking once around is the perimeter: 4 sides of 50 m make 200 m.
Which words best describe the perimeter of a shape?
- The space inside it
- The distance around it
- The number of corners
- The height of it
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Correct answer: B. The distance around it
Perimeter is the total length of the boundary, which is the distance around the shape.
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