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Family Note Today your child found the perimeters of several polygons. Perimeter is the
distance around a 2-dimensional shape. Finding perimeters gives your child practice measuring to the
nearest _21 inch and the nearest whole centimeter.
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If you do not have a ruler at home, cut out and use the 6-inch ruler on 174-175

the next page. Measure the sides of each polygon to the nearest _12 inch.
Use the side lengths to find the perimeter of each polygon.
Write a number sentence to show how you found the perimeter.
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Number sentence:
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Perimeter: about inches

Number sentence:

Perimeter: about inches

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Find the perimeters of the square and the rectangle below.

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5m

Number sentence:
Perimeter: meters (m)

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5 cm
12 cm

Number sentence:
Perimeter: centimeters (cm)

5 Draw a quadrilateral below. Find the perimeter to the nearest _12 inch.

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Inches (in.)

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