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title: "Perimeter of a Rectangle"
description: "Learning video: We go all the way around: 6 plus 4 plus 6 plus 4. The perimeter is 20 meters. A bed is 5 m long and 3 m wide. What is the perimeter?"
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# Perimeter of a Rectangle

Learning video 53 · Geometry · Grade 4 · 0:32

## Read the story

The perimeter is the distance all the way around a shape.

Our flower bed is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide.

We go all the way around: 6 plus 4 plus 6 plus 4.

The perimeter is 20 meters.

**A bed is 5 m long and 3 m wide. What is the perimeter?**

## Answer and working

Correct! 5 plus 3 plus 5 plus 3 is 16 meters.

`5 + 3 + 5 + 3 = 16`