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Example Question #411 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
One square kilometer is equal to 100 hectares.
Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The area of a rectangular plot of land 500 meters in length and 200 meters in width
(b) One hectare
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) is the greater quantity
(a) is the greater quantity
One kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters, so divide each dimension of the plot in meters by 1,000 to convert to kilometers:
kilometers
kilometers
Multiply the dimensions to get the area in square kilometers:
square kilometers
Since one square kilometer is equal to 100 hectares, multiply this by 100 to convert to hectares:
hectares
This makes (a) the greater.
Example Question #1 : How To Find Perimeter
What is the perimeter of a square with area 196 square inches?
It cannot be determined from the information given.
A square with area 196 square inches has sidelength inches, and therefore has perimeter
inches
Example Question #1 : How To Find Perimeter
If a square has sides measuring , what is the perimeter of the square, in simplest form?
To find the perimeter of a square, you must add together all the sides. In this case, we are adding four times.
Since all of the denominators are the same, there is no need to find a commond denominator, so we add together the numerators. This gives us .
Since both the numerator and denomator are divisible by four, we must simplify this fraction.
The perimeter of the square is .
Example Question #3 : How To Find Perimeter
The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is one foot. Give the perimeter of the square in inches.
It is impossible to determine the perimeter from the information given.
A square has four sides of the same length.
One foot is equal to twelve inches; since the sum of the lengths of three of the congruent sides is twelve inches, each side measures
inches.
The perimeter is
inches.
Example Question #4 : How To Find Perimeter
A square has perimeter one yard. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) The length of one side of the square
(B) 8 inches
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
One yard is equal to 36 inches. A square has four sides of equal length, so one side of the square has length
inches.
Since , (A) is greater.
Example Question #5 : How To Find Perimeter
A square has perimeter five meters. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) 1,250 millimeters
(B) The length of one side of the square
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) and (B) are equal
One meter is equal to 1,000 millimeters, so the square has perimeter
millimeters.
A square has four sides of equal length, so one side of the square has length
millimeters.
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #6 : How To Find Perimeter
A square lot has perimeter one mile. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) 1,320 feet
(B) The length of one side of the square
(A) is greater
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
One mile is equal to 5,280 feet. A square has four sides of equal length, so one side of the square has length
feet.
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #3 : How To Find Perimeter
The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is 9,000 centimeters. Give its perimeter in meters.
100 centimeters are equal to one meter, so 9,000 centimeters are equal to
meters.
A square has four sides of the same length. Since the sum of the lengths of three of the congruent sides is 9,000 centimeters, or 90 meters, each side measures
meters.
The perimeter is four times this, which is
meters.
Example Question #7 : How To Find Perimeter
A square has perimeter one meter. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) 250 centimeters
(B) The length of one side of the square
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
One meter is equal to 100 centimeters.
A square has four sides of equal length, so we will need to divide by 4 to find the length of one side.
, so (A) is greater
Example Question #8 : How To Find Perimeter
Each side of a square is units long. Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B) The perimeter of the square
(A) is greater
(B) is greater
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) and (B) are equal
The perimeter of a square is four times its side length:
Since the perimeter is equal to , (A) and (B) are equal.
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