Name _____ Date __
IN GOOD SHAPE
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I’ll start with Avery’s fact. I know
the perimeter and the length of her
rectangle. I can figure out the width.
1.Why did Ima start with Avery’s fact?
2.What is the width of Moe’s rectangle? ___
3.What is the length of Moe’s rectangle? ___
4.What is the width of Clara’s rectangle? ___
5.How did you figure out the perimeter of Clara’s rectangle?
SOLVE
THE
PROBLEM
Clara Nett Avery Dey
Moe Larr
Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr
. 6
© 2008 by Greenes, Findell & Cavanagh, Scholastic Teaching Resources
The length of my rectangle is twice
its width. Its width is twice the width
of Moe’s rectangle.
The perimeter of my
rectangle is 20 inches. Its
width is half the width of
Avery’s rectangle.
The perimeter of my
rectangle is 30 inches.
Its length is 9 inches.
What is the perimeter of
Clara Nett’s rectangle?
Ima Thinker