A–4
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Date
Perimeter Patterns
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The perimeter of the rectangle below is 8 cm.
1.
Draw a rectangle that has sides twice as long as the rectangle above.
What is its perimeter?
2.
Draw a rectangle that has sides twice as long as the rectangle you drew. What
is its perimeter?
3.
Predict the perimeter of a rectangle with sides twice as long as the second
rectangle you drew. Describe the pattern.
Name
A–4
Date
Perimeter Patterns
The perimeter of the rectangle below is 8 cm.
1.
Draw a rectangle that has sides twice as long as the rectangle above.
What is its perimeter?
16 cm
6 cm
2 cm
2.
Draw a rectangle that has sides twice as long as the rectangle you drew. What
is its perimeter?
32 cm
12 cm
4 cm
3.
Predict the perimeter of a rectangle with sides twice as long as the second
rectangle you drew. Describe the pattern.
64 cm; the perimeter doubles every time the
size of the rectangle doubles.