SSAT Middle Level Math : SSAT Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #10 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Trapezoid

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #191 : Geometry

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #192 : Geometry

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #193 : Geometry

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #194 : Geometry

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #201 : Geometry

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #155 : Plane Geometry

Measured in units, the bases of a trapezoid are  and , the lengths are , and the height is unknown.  What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in units?

Possible Answers:

Impossible to calculate

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter is solved by adding the two bases together,  and , along with both the lengths, .

Therefore the equation becomes,

Example Question #11 : Trapezoids

Find the perimeter of the trapezoid:
Question_12

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter of any shape is equal to the sum of the lengths of its sides:

Example Question #121 : Quadrilaterals

Trapezoid

Find the perimeter of the given trapezoid if 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the perimeter, we must find the sum of the outer edges: 

Trapezoid_labeled

Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation. 

Example Question #381 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

Trapezoid

Find the perimeter of the given trapezoid if 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the perimeter, find the sum of the outer edges:

Trapezoid_labeled

Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation. 

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