SSAT Middle Level Math : Quadrilaterals

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

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Figure NOT drawn to scale.

Figure 1 and Figure 2 have the same area. The shaded portion of Figure 1 has area 64. What is the area of the shaded portion of Figure 2?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Figure 1 is a rectangle divided into 24 squares of equal size; 3 of the squares are shaded, which means that  of Figure 1 is shaded.

Figure 2 is a circle  divided into 8 sectors of equal size; 1 is shaded, which means that  of Figure 2 is shaded.

Since the two figures are of the same area, the two shaded portions, each of which have an area that is the same fraction of this common area, must themselves have the same area. Since the shaded portion of Figure 1 has area 64, so does the shaded portion of Figure 2.

Example Question #91 : Quadrilaterals

Parallelogram

Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale

In the above diagram, 

Give the area of the parallelogram.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram is its base multiplied by its height - represented by  and  here:

Note that the value of  is irrelevant.

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

A given parallelogram has a base  in length, a height  in length, and a side of length  opposite the height. What is the area of the parallelogram?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is , with base and height represented by  and , respectively. Substituting values from the question:

Example Question #1 : Parallelograms

A parallelogram has a height of  in length, a side of length  opposite the height, and a base of . What is the area of the parallelogram?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Given base  and height .

Substituting the values from our question:

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

A parallelogram has a base of length , a height of length , and a side of length . What is the area of the parallelogram?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Given base  and height .

Substituting the values from our question:

Example Question #4 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of , a base of , and a side length of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area  of a parallelogram with height  and base  can be found with the equation . Consequently:

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of , base of , and a side length of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area  of a parallelogram with height  and base  can be found with the equation . Consequently:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of the following parallelogram:

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Note: The formula for the area of a parallelogram is .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The base of the parallelogram is 10, while the height is 5.

Example Question #1 : Parallelograms

Find the area:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram can be determined using the following equation:

Therefore,

 

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Parallelogram

Find the area of the given parallelogram if   .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the area of a parallelogram, we need to find the product of the base length and height. 

Notice that only two of the given values were needed to slove this problem.

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