All ISEE Middle Level Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2 : Squares
If a square has sides measuring , what is the perimeter of the square, in simplest form?
To find the perimeter of a square, you must add together all the sides. In this case, we are adding four times.
Since all of the denominators are the same, there is no need to find a commond denominator, so we add together the numerators. This gives us .
Since both the numerator and denomator are divisible by four, we must simplify this fraction.
The perimeter of the square is .
Example Question #21 : Geometry
The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is one foot. Give the perimeter of the square in inches.
It is impossible to determine the perimeter from the information given.
A square has four sides of the same length.
One foot is equal to twelve inches; since the sum of the lengths of three of the congruent sides is twelve inches, each side measures
inches.
The perimeter is
inches.
Example Question #3 : How To Find Perimeter
A square has perimeter one yard. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) The length of one side of the square
(B) 8 inches
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
One yard is equal to 36 inches. A square has four sides of equal length, so one side of the square has length
inches.
Since , (A) is greater.
Example Question #22 : Geometry
A square has perimeter five meters. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) 1,250 millimeters
(B) The length of one side of the square
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) and (B) are equal
One meter is equal to 1,000 millimeters, so the square has perimeter
millimeters.
A square has four sides of equal length, so one side of the square has length
millimeters.
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #23 : Geometry
A square lot has perimeter one mile. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) 1,320 feet
(B) The length of one side of the square
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
One mile is equal to 5,280 feet. A square has four sides of equal length, so one side of the square has length
feet.
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #24 : Geometry
The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is 9,000 centimeters. Give its perimeter in meters.
100 centimeters are equal to one meter, so 9,000 centimeters are equal to
meters.
A square has four sides of the same length. Since the sum of the lengths of three of the congruent sides is 9,000 centimeters, or 90 meters, each side measures
meters.
The perimeter is four times this, which is
meters.
Example Question #25 : Geometry
A square has perimeter one meter. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) 250 centimeters
(B) The length of one side of the square
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
(A) is greater
One meter is equal to 100 centimeters.
A square has four sides of equal length, so we will need to divide by 4 to find the length of one side.
, so (A) is greater
Example Question #26 : Geometry
Each side of a square is units long. Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B) The perimeter of the square
(A) is greater
(B) is greater
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) and (B) are equal
The perimeter of a square is four times its side length:
Since the perimeter is equal to , (A) and (B) are equal.
Example Question #18 : Plane Geometry
Hexagon and Square both have perimeter 64. Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) is the greater quantity
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
The length of one side of the square - in particular, that of - is equal to one fourth its perimeter, so it can be determined that . However, no relation among the sides of the hexagon is given - in particular, it is not given that the hexagon is regular - so the length of cannot be determined. Insufficient information is given.
Example Question #301 : Geometry
What is the length of a rectangular room with a perimeter of and a width of
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