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 #15 : Solving For Area

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 #232 : Geometry

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 #16 : Solving For Area

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 #233 : Geometry

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 #234 : Geometry

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 #235 : Geometry

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 #236 : Geometry

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 #237 : Geometry

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 #201 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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:

The rectangle that we cut into fourths
    

They will both have pieces of the same size

The rectangle that we cut into half

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

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 #272 : Quadrilaterals

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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