SSAT Elementary Level Math : Plane Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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Example Questions

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 #10 : Use Rectangles And Circles To Show Halves And Fourths: Ccss.Math.Content.1.G.A.3

If we have two rectangles of the same size, and we cut one of them in half, and one of them in fourths, which pieces will be smaller?

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Possible Answers:

The rectangle that we cut into fourths
    

They will both have pieces of the same size

They will both have pieces of bigger sizes than the original rectangles

The rectangle that we cut into half

Correct answer:

The rectangle that we cut into fourths
    

Explanation:

Cutting an object into four pieces makes the pieces smaller because a fourth is smaller than a half. 

Example Question #5431 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Find the area of the rectangle shown below:

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for area of a rectangle is length times width. The length of this rectangle is  and the width is .

Because multiplication does not change when the order is changed, you could set the length as  and the width as . The answer is the same either way. 

Example Question #211 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Use the following to answer the question.

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Find the area of the rectangle.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a rectangle, we use the following formula:

where l is the length and is the width of the rectangle.  

 

If we look at the rectangle

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we can see the length is 9ft and the width is 4ft.  So, we can use this to substitute into the formula.  We get

Example Question #42 : Geometric Measurement: Understanding Concepts Of Area And Relating Area To Multiplication And To Addition

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are  squares. 

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #14 : Use Multiplication To Find Area Of A Rectangle: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.C.7a

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are  squares. 

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #15 : Use Multiplication To Find Area Of A Rectangle: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.C.7a

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are  squares. 

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #16 : Use Multiplication To Find Area Of A Rectangle: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.C.7a

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are  squares. 

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #17 : Use Multiplication To Find Area Of A Rectangle: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.C.7a

What is the area of the rectangle? 

 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are  squares. 

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #271 : Plane Geometry

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are  squares. 

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

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