Area and Perimeter Worksheet

Section 1: Find the area and perimeter of the shapes below. Don’t forget your units!
3cm
1. 2. 3. 4. 5cm

3cm
6cm 5cm
5cm 2cm
6cm 3cm

10cm
4cm 4cm

4cm
5. 6. 7. 8.

5cm
6cm
7cm 8cm
3cm
5cm
3cm

4cm 5cm
3cm

9. 10. 11. 12.

8cm
12cm
15cm
2cm
5cm 3cm 10cm
7cm
7cm 3cm
6cm

4cm
13. 14. 15. 16.

7cm 5cm 7cm 6cm

4cm
3cm

3cm 8cm
8cm 5cm
Section 2: Find the area of the shapes below by splitting them up into shapes you know how to find
the area of, then adding their areas together.
3cm 3cm
1. 2. 3. 4.
5cm 4cm
4cm
7cm
3cm 6cm
4cm

1cm

6cm 2cm 8cm 5cm

5. 3cm 6. 7. 5cm 8.
1cm
1cm

4cm 4cm
1.5cm 1cm
2cm

8cm 3cm
 Section 3: Find the marked missing lengths in the shapes below.

1. 2. 3. 4.

1.5cm 4cm
4cm

Area = 12cm2 Perimeter = 15cm Area = 24cm2 Circumference = 50cm

2cm
5. 6. 7. 8.

2cm

3cm 1cm
4cm

Area = 5cm2 Perimeter = 20cm Area = 15cm2 Perimeter = 10cm

Section 4: For each question below, determine if you need to find the area and perimeter of the
shapes, then draw a sketch and use this to help you answer the question.

1. Farmer Giles is building a new rectangular pen for his sheep. It is 4m long and 3m wide. It
costs £5 for 1m of fencing and £4 for hay which covers 1m2. How much does he need to
spend in total?
2. I buy a round dining table for my kitchen and I am painting blue to match my curtains. The
table is 1.2m across at its widest point. 1 tin of paint, costing £4.99 covers 1m2 of table. How
much do I need to spend?
3. I am out for a Sunday afternoon walk. I walk 3km East, 4km North, then walk directly back to
where I started. Calculate:
a) The area contained by my path
b) The total length I walk.
 Answers

Section 1:

1. A = 18 cm2 P = 18 cm
2. A = 10 cm2 P = 16 cm
3. A = 12 cm2 P = 18 cm
4. A = 15cm2 P = 21cm
5. A = 6cm2 P = 12cm
6. A = 28.3cm2 P = 18.8cm
7. A = 18 cm2 P = 19cm
8. A = 30 cm2 P = 26 cm
9. A = 38.5 cm2 P = 22 cm
10. A = 14 cm2 P = 18cm
11. A = 16.5cm2 P = 21 cm
12. A =30 cm2 P = 33 cm
13. A = 7.1 cm2 P = 9.4 cm
14. A = 30 cm2 P = 26cm
15. A = 15 cm2 P = 24 cm
16. A = 24 cm2 P = 24cm

Section 2:

1. A =30 cm2 2. A = 14.28 cm2 3. A = 22.5cm2 4. A = 24 cm2

5. A =27 cm2 6. A =6.5 cm2 7. A =24 cm2 8. A =3.43 cm2

Section 3:

1. L = 3 cm 2. L = 6 cm 3. L =12cm, 12.6 4. L =7.96 cm

5. L = 2 cm 6. L = 8 cm 7. L = 4.37 cm 8. L = 5 cm

Section 5:

1. £118
2. £9.98
3. a) 6km2 b) 5km