How to find the area of a rectangle

Practice Questions

ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning › How to find the area of a rectangle

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The sum of the lengths of three sides of a rectangle is 572 inches; the width of the rectangle is 60% of its length. Give its area in square inches.

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A rectangle is two feet shorter than twice its width; its perimeter is six yards. Give its area in square inches.

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If one rectangular park measures and another rectangular park measures , how many times greater is the area of the second park than the area of the first park?

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A rectangle on the coordinate plane has its vertices at the points .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of the portion of the rectangle in Quadrant I

(b) The area of the portion of the rectangle in Quadrant III

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is a positive integer.

Rectangle A has length and width ; Rectangle B has length and length . Which is the greater quantity?

(A) The area of Rectangle A

(B) The area of Rectangle B

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Five rectangles each have the same length, which we will call . The widths of the five rectangles are 7, 5, 8, 10, and 12. Which of the following expressions is equal to the mean of their areas?

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Two rectangles, A and B, each have perimeter 32 feet. Rectangle A has length 12 feet; Rectangle B has length 10 feet. The area of Rectangle A is what percent of the area of Rectangle B?

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Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of the rectangle on the coordinate plane with vertices

(b) The area of the rectangle on the coordinate plane with vertices

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Rectangle

Give the area of the above rectangle in terms of .

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In Rectangle , and . Give the area of this rectangle in terms of .

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