Step-by-step practice Maths textbook

Chapter 9: Perimeter of rectilinear shapes, time and money problems

Strand Measurement and problem solving
Level Level 5
Practice 105 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: maths (Level 5). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres (Y5 paraphrase), Convert hours to minutes and minutes to seconds (Y5 paraphrase; hours, minutes and seconds only), Solve time problems across a change of hour or day (Y4 and Y5 paraphrase), Solve money problems in pounds and pence, including two-step problems with four operations (Y5 paraphrase).

Open Level 5 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Find the perimeter of a rectilinear shape, working out missing sides
Convert between hours, minutes and seconds
Find a time or a duration across an hour or a day change
Solve money problems with pounds and pence
Choose the operation for a problem and explain the choice

You should already know

Metric length and mass (chapter 8)
Adding and subtracting money in pounds and pence (chapter 7)
Time to the minute (Level 4, chapter 8)

Where this leads

Area and perimeter of more shapes (a later level)
Time in days, weeks, months and years (a later level)

Lessons in this chapter

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