Plane Geometry

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SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative › Plane Geometry

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1

How many squares make up the rectangle?

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Explanation

When we count the squares, there are squares that make up the rectangle.

2

What is the area of the rectangle?

11x2

Explanation

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are squares.

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area.

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.

3

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

Explanation

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

4

What is the area of the rectangle?

11x1

Explanation

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are squares.

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area.

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.

5

What is the area of the rectangle?

11x1

Explanation

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are squares.

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area.

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.

6

Angela has a garden that she wants to put a fence around. How much fencing will she need if her garden is by

Explanation

The fence is going around the garden, so this is a perimeter problem.

7

What is the area of the rectangle?

11x3

Explanation

We can find the area by counting the squares within the rectangle. There are squares.

We can also multiply the length and the width to find the area.

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.

8

Angela has a garden that she wants to put a fence around. How much fencing will she need if her garden is by

Explanation

The fence is going around the garden, so this is a perimeter problem.

9

What is the area of the rectangle?

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Explanation

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve.

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.

10

The rectangle is made up of by squares. Use this information to help you solve the problem.

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If each of the small boxes in the figure below measures 1 in by 1 in, what is the area of the entire shape?

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Explanation

We can count the number of squares within the shape to find the area.

There are squares within the shape, which means the area is

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.

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