SSAT Elementary Level Math : Rectangles

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

What portion of the circle is striped?

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Possible Answers:

A fifth of the circle is striped

A third of the circle is striped

Half of the circle is striped

A fourth of the circle is stripedd

Correct answer:

Half of the circle is striped

解释:

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 #32 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

A fourth means the same thing as a____________.

Possible Answers:

Third

Quarter

Fifth

Fourth

Correct answer:

Quarter

解释:

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

Example Question #31 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Tim's mom wants to put new tiles in their kitchen. She bought enough tiles to fit asquare foot room. Tim measures the size of the kitchen and finds that one wall isfeet long and the other wall isfeet 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:

解释:

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 beft. andft. 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 asquare foot room, so she does NOT have enough tiles to fill the kitchen.

Example Question #34 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

解释:

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, orTherefore the correct answer is.

Example Question #35 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

解释:

Write the area of a rectangle.

Substitute the dimensions and solve for the area.

The area is.

Example Question #36 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

解释:

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

Example Question #37 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

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Correct answer:

解释:

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

Example Question #38 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

解释:

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

Example Question #39 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

解释:

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

Example Question #40 :How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

解释:

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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