- Perimeter is the distance aroun the outside of a figure.
-Perimeter can be found by adding up all of the outside edges of a figure.
-Perimeter can be found by adding up all of the outside edges of a figure.
This rectangle has four sides measuring 7, 3, 7, and 3.
To find the perimeter, add the lengths of all of the outside edges:
7 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20
The perimeter of the rectangle is 20 units.
This means it would take 20 units to go around the outside of that figure.
To find the perimeter, add the lengths of all of the outside edges:
7 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20
The perimeter of the rectangle is 20 units.
This means it would take 20 units to go around the outside of that figure.
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To find the perimeter of this triangle, add up all of the outside edges of the figure:
8 + 9 + 10 = 27
It would take 27 units to go around the outside of this figure.
8 + 9 + 10 = 27
It would take 27 units to go around the outside of this figure.