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It had a total area of 16 square miles. How long is the island? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) A book had a length of 6 inches and a width of 9 inches. What is the perimeter of the book? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) A movie poster was 3 inches wide and 7 inches tall. What is the perimeter of the poster? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) A piece of sheetrock was cut so its length was 2 feet and its total area was 18 ft2. What is the width of the sheetrock? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The surface of a swimming pool was 3 meters wide and 4 meters long. What is the area of the surface? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) John was painting a picture frame. The frame was 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall. What is the perimeter of the picture frame? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) A farm had an area of 90 mi2. The farm is 10 miles wide. How long is the farm? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) A bathroom had a length of 2 feet and a total area of 20 ft2. What is the width of the bathroom? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) A rug had a length of 6 feet and a width of 9 feet. What is the area of the rug? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) A piece of plywood was cut so its length was 3 feet by 6 feet. What is the perimeter of the wood? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 9)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 9)[ 9](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 9)  \nFinding Perimeter and Area  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) An island in the Pacific Ocean was 8 miles wide. It had a total area of 16 square miles. 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