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How Do You Find the Perimeter of a Shape? Instructional VideoHow Do You Find the Perimeter of a Shape? Instructional Video
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How Do You Find the Perimeter of a Shape?

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Perimeter, area. Area, perimeter. Which is which? Perimeter is the distance around the edge of the shape. So all you have to do is add up the values.

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distance, perimeter, shapes

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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:36
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