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Area and perimeter

Year 6 maths · Measure, time and money · 11 skills with hints, step-by-step help from Mago, video lessons and printable practice.

Example questions

  1. A rectangle has a perimeter of 56 cm and a length of 19 cm. What is its width?
  2. A triangle on a 1 cm grid covers 11 whole squares and 12 half squares. Estimate its area.
  3. A trapezium splits into a rectangle 3 cm by 2 cm and a triangle with a base of 2 cm and a height of 2 cm. What is its area?
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