SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to find the area of a rectangle

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #8 : Use Rectangles And Circles To Show Halves And Fourths: Ccss.Math.Content.1.G.A.3

What portion of the circle is striped? 

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Possible Answers:

Half of the circle is striped
 

A fifth of the circle is striped

A fourth of the circle is stripedd

A third of the circle is striped

Correct answer:

Half of the circle is striped
 

Explanation:

The circle is divided into two equal sizes. One side is striped and one side is blue. So half of the circle is striped. 

Example Question #9 : Use Rectangles And Circles To Show Halves And Fourths: Ccss.Math.Content.1.G.A.3

A fourth means the same thing as a ____________

Possible Answers:

Fourth

 Third

Quarter
    

Fifth

Correct answer:

Quarter
    

Explanation:

A fourth and a quarter mean the same thing because both words mean  pieces. 

Example Question #91 : Plane Geometry

Tim's mom wants to put new tiles in their kitchen. She bought enough tiles to fit a  square foot room. Tim measures the size of the kitchen and finds that one wall is  feet long and the other wall is  feet long. Has his mom purchased enough tiles to complete the entire floor in the kitchen? In your answer, include the square footage of the kitchen, according to Tim's measurements.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a rectangle, you need to multiply the length times the width.

Tim measured the kitchen and found the two walls to be  ft. and  ft. To find the area we need to plug those numbers into our formula:

We know that Sam's mother only ordered enough tiles to fill a  square foot room, so she does NOT have enough tiles to fill the kitchen.

Example Question #97 : Plane Geometry

What is the AREA of the rectangle in the figure?Screen_shot_2014-01-31_at_3.59.34_pm

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because the question asks you to find the AREA of the rectangle, you are looking to figure out how much space the rectangle covers. You find the area of rectangle by multiplying the length of the rectangle times the width. So , or Therefore the correct answer is .

Example Question #98 : Plane Geometry

Find the area of a rectangle with a length of  and a width of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the area of a rectangle.

Substitute the dimensions and solve for the area.

The area is .

Example Question #99 : Plane Geometry

Find the area of a rectangle whose width is 5 and length is 7.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a rectangle.

Example Question #100 : Plane Geometry

Find the area of a rectangle whose width is 2 and length is 11.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find area of a rectangle, simply use the following formula.

Example Question #32 : Rectangles

What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of  and a width of 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Example Question #33 : Rectangles

What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of  and a width of 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Example Question #34 : Rectangles

What is the length of a rectangular room with an area of  and a width of 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

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