ISEE Upper Level Quantitative : ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Upper Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #12 : Rectangles

A rectangle has length 72 inches and width 36 inches. What is its perimeter?

Possible Answers:

Each of the other choices is equal to the correct perimeter.

Correct answer:

Each of the other choices is equal to the correct perimeter.

Explanation:

The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to twice the sum of its length and its width, which here would be, in inches,

.

Therefore, the correct choice is that all four measurements are equal to the perimeter.

Example Question #13 : Rectangles

Which quantity is greater?

(a) The perimeter of a square with area 10,000 square centimeters

(b) The perimeter of a rectangle with area 8,000 square centimeters

Possible Answers:

(a) is greater

(a) and (b) are equal

It is impossible to tell from the information given

(b) is greater

Correct answer:

It is impossible to tell from the information given

Explanation:

A square with area 10,000 square centimeters has sidelength  centimeters, and perimeter  centimeters. 

Not enough information is given about the rectangle with area 8,000 square centimeters to determine its perimeter. For example, if its dimensions are 100 centimeters by 80 centimeters, its perimeter is  centimeters. If the dimensions are 200 centimeters by 40 centimeters, its perimeter is  centimeters. Both cases are consistent with the conditions of the problem, yet one makes (a) greater and one makes (b) greater. 

Example Question #21 : Rectangles

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The perimeter of the rectangle on the coordinate plane with vertices 

(b) The perimeter of the rectangle on the coordinate plane with vertices 

Possible Answers:

(a) is greater.

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

(a) and (b) are equal.

(b) is greater.

Correct answer:

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

Explanation:

(a) The first rectangle has width  and height ; its perimeter is 

.

(b) The second rectangle has width  and height ; its perimeter is 

.

For the first rectangle to have a greater perimeter, it is necessary for 

, or equivalently,

.

We do not know the relative values of  and  , however, so we cannot compare their perimeters.

Example Question #22 : Rectangles

A rectangle is two feet longer than it is wide; its perimeter is 11 feet. What is its area in square inches?

Possible Answers:

It is impossible to determine the area from the information given

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The length of the rectangle is 2 feet, or 24 inches, greater than the width, so, if  is the width in inches,  is the length in inches.

The perimeter of the rectangle is 11 feet, or  inches. The perimeter, in terms of length and width, is , so we can set up the equation:

The width is 21 inches, and the length is 45 inches. The area is their product:

 square inches.

Example Question #91 : Quadrilaterals

Rectangle

Give the perimeter of the above rectangle in terms of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Opposite sides of a rectangle are of equal length, so the two missing sidelengths are 5 (right) and  (bottom). The perimeter of the rectangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides:

Example Question #92 : Quadrilaterals

The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is one meter. Give the perimeter of the square in millimeters.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A square has four sides of the same length.

The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is one meter, which is equal to 1,000 millimeters, so each side has length 

 millimeters, 

and the perimeter is four times this, or 

 millimeters.

Example Question #25 : Rectangles

The area of a rectangle is 4,480 square inches. Its width is 70% of its length.

What is its perimeter?

Possible Answers:

It is impossible to determine the area from the given information.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If the width of the rectangle is 70% of the length, then 

.

The area is the product of the length and width:

The perimeter is therefore

 inches.

Example Question #295 : Geometry

The area of Rectangle  is . The length of  is . Give the perimeter of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of the rectangle can be factored as the difference of squares:

The area of a rectangle is the product of its two dimensions, one of which is ; the other dimension can be determined by dividing:

The perimeter is twice the sum of the two dimensions:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rectangle

Parallelogram

Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale

The above figure shows Rhombus .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) 

(b) 

Possible Answers:

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is the greater quantity

(a) is the greater quantity

Correct answer:

(a) and (b) are equal

Explanation:

The opposite sides of a parallelogram - a rhombus included - are congruent, so 

.

Also, Quadrilateral  form a rectangle; since  and , it follows that , and, similarly, . Therefore, , and

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Prism

 is a positive number. Which is the greater quantity?

(A) The surface area of a rectangular prism with length , width , and height 

(B) The surface area of a rectangular prism with length , width , and height .

Possible Answers:

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

(B) is greater

(A) is greater

(A) and (B) are equal 

Correct answer:

(A) is greater

Explanation:

The surface area of a rectangular prism can be determined using the formula:

Using substitutions, the surface areas of the prisms can be found as follows:

The prism in (A):

 

 

Regardless of the value of ,  - that is, the first prism has the greater surface area. (A) is greater.

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