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1. Les is fencing in a rectangular dog 3. What is the perimeter of the figure

kennel that measures 7 feet by 15 shown? (171)
feet. Which of the following can be
9 cm
used to find the perimeter of the dog
kennel, in feet? (171)
x cm
A P 5 7 3 15
x cm
B P 5 2(7 3 15)
C P 5 2(7) 1 2(15) 12 cm 6 cm

D P 5 (2 1 7) 3 (2 1 15) x cm

2. Nine squares are sewn together as x cm

shown to form a 30-inch square for
a quilt. Which of the following can 9 cm
be used to find the shaded area, in
square inches? (172) A 54 cm
B 48 cm
x
C 42 cm
x
D 27 cm
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4. Which equation can be used to find
A, the area of the triangle shown, in
30 inches square centimeters? (173)

A 4(30) 2 4x
13 cm
B 4(30) 2 8x 5 cm
2 2
C 30 2 4x
D 302 2 5x2 12 cm
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A A 5 _12 3 12 3 5
B A 5 12 3 5
C A 5 _12 (5 1 12 1 13)
D A 5 5 130422_T16_16TT-3
12 1 13
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5. Find the missing length. (172) 7. What is the area of the triangle
shown below? (173)

A 5 105 in2 7 in.

A 7 in. 11 in.
B 14 in.
C 15 in.
D 98 in.
12 in.
6. What is the area of the top of a
square card table if one side has a A 63 square inches
length of 1 yard? (172)
B 66 square inches
A 10 square yards C 126 square inches
B 4 square yards D 132 square inches
C 2 square yards
D 1 square yard 8. What is the area of a parallelogram
with a base of 24 in. and a height
of 3 in? (173)

A 27 square inches
B 48 square inches
C 62 square inches
D 72 square inches
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9. What is the area of the figure shown? 11. The base of a parallelogram is
(172) 8 meters, and the height is 4
12 mm meters. What is the area of the
parallelogram? (173)

A 12 square meters
6 mm B 16 square meters
6 mm
C 24 square meters
3 mm
D 32 square meters
3 mm

A 18 square millimeters 12. The rectangle shown was created

B 38 square millimeters with pentominoes. What is the
perimeter of the rectangle? (176)
C 54 square millimeters
D 72 square millimeters

10. If the perimeter of the rectangle

shown is 26 inches, which equation
can be used to find n? (171)
A 16 units
n inches B 15 units
C 12 units
D 3 units
6 inches

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A 26 5 12 1 2n
B 26 5 6 1 2n
C 26 5 12 1 n
D 26 5 6 1 n

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