New Progress in Junior Mathematics (Second Edition)

8 Length,

Perimeter and Speed

Unit Perimeter
Length Circumference
Distance Speed
Time

1. Conversion of units:
(a) 1 km = 1000 m (b) 1 m = 100 cm (c) 1 cm = 10 mm
2. Perimeter of rectangle = (length + width) 2
= ( + ) 2
3. Perimeter of square = length of a side 4
= 4
22
4. Circumference of a circle = 2r, 3.14 or
7
22
= 2r 3.14
7
5. Speed, distance travelled and time can be related in the following ways:

Distance travelled
(a) Speed = =
Time
(b) Distance travelled = Speed Time =
Distance travelled
(c) Time = Speed
=

1. The figure consists of a rectangle and an

equilateral triangle. Find its perimeter.

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Only the outermost part of the
figure is considered.

Solution:
Perimeter = (15 3 + 9 2) cm
= 56 cm
Perimeter (15 2 8 6 10) cm
1 54 cm

In the figure, a trapezium is formed by appending a right-angled

triangle to a rectangle. Find its perimeter.

2. The figure shows a semicircle with diameter 20 cm. Find the

perimeter of the figure. (Take = 3.14.)
20 cm
= 3.14

Solution:
Perimeter = ( 20 3.14 2 20 ) cm
= 51.4 cm
Perimeter (30 2 3.14 4 30 2) cm
2 107.1 cm

The figure shows a quarter of a circle with radius 30 cm. Find the
perimeter of the figure. (Take = 3.14.)
30 cm
= 3.14

3. A train travels 160 km in two and a half hour. Find its speed.
2.5 160

Solution:
160 km
Speed =
2.5 h
= 64 km/h
160
= 2.5

= 64 /

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Fred ran at a speed 3.5 m/s for 40 seconds. Find the distance travelled.
3.5 / 40
Distance travelled 3.5 m/s 40 s
140 m

In each of the following (1 2), put a for the correct answer.

1 2
1. The perimeter of a square is 72 m, find the side of the square.


72 m


A. 18 m B. 72 m C. 288 m D. 324 m

2. In the figure, what is the perimeter?

A. 48 cm B. 56 cm C. 58 cm D. 76 cm

State whether each of the following statements (3 5) is true or false.

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True False


3. Speed can be expressed in km/h or m/s.

/
/

4. Time = Speed Distance travelled

=

5. If the circumference of a circle is 47.1 cm, then its

diameter is 7.5 cm. (Take = 3.14.)
47.1 cm
7.5 cm = 3.14

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Find the perimeter of each of the following figures (6 8).

6 8
6. 7. 8.

Perimeter (9 3) cm Perimeter [(17 + 15) 2] cm Perimeter (18 5) cm

27 cm 64 cm 90 cm

Find the circumference of each of the following circles (9 10). (Take = 3.14.)
9 10 = 3.14
9. 10.

Circumference (8 3.14) cm Circumference (15 2 3.14) cm

25.12 cm 94.2 cm

Find the perimeter of each of the following figures (11 14). (Take = 3.14.)
11 14 = 3.14
11. 12.

Perimeter (8 2 9 2 14) cm Perimeter (14 2 18 2 5 2) cm

48 cm 74 cm

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13. 14.

Perimeter (25 2 3.14 2 25 2) cm Perimeter (20 2 3.14 2 20 3.14) cm

128.5 cm 125.6 cm

15. James cycles 21 km in 1.4 hours. What is his cycling speed (in km/h)?
1.4 21 /
21 km
His cycling speed
1.4 h
15 km/h

16. A cat runs 270 m in 180 seconds. Find its speed (in m/s).
180 270 /
270 m
Its speed
180 s
1.5 m/s

17. Find the perimeter of a square with side 18 cm.

18 cm
Perimeter (4 18) cm
72 cm

18. The length and the width of a rectangle are 26 cm and 19 cm respectively. Find its perimeter.
26 cm 19 cm
Perimeter [(26 19) 2] cm
90 cm

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19. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm which is 5 cm longer than its width. Find the perimeter of
the rectangle.
32 cm 5 cm
Width (32 5) cm
27 cm
Perimeter [(32 27) 2] cm
118 cm

20. The perimeter of a rhombus is 72 cm. Find the length of a side.

72 cm
Length (72 4) cm
18 cm

21. The circumference of a circle is 62.8 cm. Find its radius. (Take = 3.14.)
62.8 cm = 3.14
Diameter (62.8 3.14) cm
20 cm
Radius (20 2) cm 10 cm

22. The radius of a wheel is 16 cm. How far can it travel (in m) in 50 revolutions?
(Take = 3.14.)
16 cm 50 m = 3.14

Circumference (16 2 3.14) cm

100.48 cm
Distance travelled (100.48 50 100) m
50.24 m

23. In the figure, the perimeter of the square is 24 cm. Find the
circumference of the circle. (Take = 3.14.)
24 cm
= 3.14
Diameter (24 4) cm
6 cm
Circumference (6 3.14) cm
18.84 cm

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24. Thomas runs 400 m in 100 seconds.

100 400
(a) Find his speed in m/s.
/
(b) Find the distance that he runs in 180 seconds.
180
400 m
(a) His speed
100 s
4 m/s

(b) Distance 4 m/s 180 s

720 m

25. If a car travels 72 km in 1.5 hours, find the time the car needs to travel 240 km.
1.5 72 240
72 km
Speed of the car
1.5 h
48 km/h
240 km
Time needed
48 km/h
5h

26. Jenny runs 700 m in 200 seconds and Alice runs 540 m in 180 seconds. Who runs faster?
200 700 180 540
700 m
Jennys speed
200 s
3.5 m/s
540 m
Alices speed
180 s
3 m/s
Jenny runs faster.

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