SSAT Elementary Level Math : Rectangles

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #282 : 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 #224 : 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 #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 #1 : 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:

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

The rectangle that we cut into half

The rectangle that we cut into fourths
    

They will both have pieces of the same size

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. 

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