Algebra Name ___________________

Perimeter Word Problems Worksheet Date ______ Period _____

For each problem, draw a diagram, then use VESA to solve.

1. If the perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 24 inches, find a side of the triangle.

2. Each of the equal sides of an isosceles triangle is 4 times the third side. The perimeter of the
triangle is 114 inches. Find the sides of the triangle.

3. The second side of a triangle is 3 times the first side. The third side of a triangle is 2½ times the
first side. If the perimeter of the triangle is 65 feet, find the length of each side.

4. The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 72 feet. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle.

5. The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 8 inches. The perimeter is 80 inches. Find the length
and the width of the rectangle.

6. The second side of a triangle is 8 inches less than the first side. The third side is 14 inches more
than the first side. The perimeter of the triangle is 63 inches. Find each side of the triangle.
7. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are represented by three consecutive even integers. If the
perimeter of the triangle is 96 feet, find the lengths of its sides.

8. Each of the equal sides of an isosceles triangle exceeds 3 times the base by 2 inches. If the
perimeter is 60 inches, find the length of each side of the triangle.

9. The perimeter of a rectangular parking lot is 146 yards. Find the dimensions if the length is 7 yards
less than 4 times the width.

10. The perimeter of a rectangular skating rind is 530 feet. If the length is 5 feet more than 3 times the
width, with are the dimensions?

11. The perimeter of a triangle is 40 inches. The second side exceeds twice the first side by 1 inch, and
the third side is 2 inches less than the second side. Find the length of each side of the triangle.

12. The length of a rectangle is twice the width. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is
diminished by 1 inch, a new rectangle is formed whose perimeter is 198 inches. Find the
dimensions of the original rectangle.