Worksheet

Teacher asks these questions:

(Think-pair-share)
1. I think of a number, I multiply it by 6 and add 3. If my answer is 75, calculate the number
I started with.
2. John is x years old. Adam is 3 years older than John. The total of their age is 63 years.
Form and equation and work out the age of Adam.

Simple perimeter question:

Try 1: Determine the perimeter of the
rectangle with length 8cm
and breadth 5cm.

Try 2: Determine the length of the rectangle given the following information:

Perimeter of the rectangle = 48 cm

Try 3:

Try 4: Try 5:

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Sectional Review Question:
The following triangle is an equilateral triangle. Given that all the sides are equal in an
equilateral triangle, determine the length of the sides in the triangle.

Perimeter of the triangle is 30 m.

Student’s Final Questions

1) The following shape is a square. A) 3 cm

B) 4 cm

C) 5 cm

D) 6 cm

2)
A) 10

B) 15

C) 20

D) 30

Calculate the value of x in the right angled triangle above.

3)

A) 24 cm

B) 25 cm

C) 26 cm

D) 27 cm

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4) A rectangle has length of k meters. The breadth is 3 meters shorter than the length
if the perimeter of the rectangle is 46m, determine the area of the rectangle.

A) 115

B) 120

C) 125

D) 130

5) Two rectangular plots of land have the same perimeter. The first plot measures 3p meters by
5p meters. The second plot measures 2p meters by 8p – 12 meters. What is the value of p?

A) 3

B) 6

C) 12

D) 24

Home work
1) Form an equation, then solve for x.

2)

3) One side of a rectangle is 4cm longer than the other. The perimeter of the rectangle is
28cm. Find the length of each side.

4) Peter is three years older than his sister Paula. If their combined age is 21 find their actual
ages.

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