ISEE Lower Level Quantitative : Plane Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #283 : Measurement & Data

Joe has a piece of wallpaper that is  by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula 

Example Question #284 : Measurement & Data

Joe has a piece of wallpaper that is  by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula 

Example Question #285 : Measurement & Data

Joe has a piece of wallpaper that is  by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula 

Example Question #231 : Quadrilaterals

Joe has a piece of wallpaper that is  by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula 

Example Question #286 : Measurement & Data

Joe has a piece of wallpaper that is  by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula 

Example Question #221 : Quadrilaterals

Joe has a piece of wallpaper that is  by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula 

Example Question #1211 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Quantitative Reasoning

What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of  and a width of 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We have the perimeter and the width, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve for our unknown. 

Subtract  from both sides

Divide  by both sides

Example Question #231 : Plane Geometry

What could be the dimensions of a rectangle with an area of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since area is length times width, the answer must equal 36 when multiplied. The only combination is 9cm by 4cm.

Example Question #2 : Rectangles

Yard

The above diagram shows a rectangular home within a rectangular yard. What is the area of the yard?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of the yard is the area of the smaller rectangle subtracted from that of the larger rectangle. The area of a rectangle is the product of its length and its height, so the larger rectangle has area

 square feet,

and the smaller rectangle has area 

 square feet.

Subtract to get the area of the yard:

 square feet.

Example Question #232 : Plane Geometry

Swimming_pool

Give the area of the rectangular swimming pool shown above.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The length and the width of the pool are 50 feet and 35 feet; the area of this rectangle is their product, or

 square feet.

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