Runways

Check-In: Questions 5–11

Use the graph to answer the following questions.

  1. If the length of the runway is 6 inches, what is the perimeter?
  2. If the length of the runway is 3 inches, what is the perimeter?
  3. If the perimeter is 28 inches, what is the length?
  4. If the perimeter is 18 inches, what is the length?
  5. What is the width of the runways? Explain your answer.

Use what you have learned about lengths, widths, and perimeters of runways to answer the following questions.

  1. If the length of a runway is 6 inches and the width is 3 inches, what is the perimeter? Draw a picture to help you.
  2. If the length of a runway is 10 inches and the perimeter is 22 inches, how wide is the runway? Draw a picture to help you. Explain how you found your answer.