Geometry and Measurement Flashcards
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A rectangular classroom is 30 feet long and 24 feet wide. What is the area of the classroom?
Answer: 720 square feet
Area of a rectangle = length × width = 30 × 24 = 720 square feet.
A student wants to find the perimeter of a square with a side length of 7 inches. What is the perimeter?
Answer: 28 inches
The perimeter of a square = 4 × side = 4 × 7 = 28 inches.
How many inches are in 3.5 feet?
Answer: 42 inches
Since 1 foot = 12 inches, 3.5 × 12 = 42 inches.
A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 30 square cm
Area of a triangle = ½ × base × height = ½ × 10 × 6 = 30 square cm.
Which of the following best describes a right angle?
Answer: An angle that measures exactly 90°
A right angle measures exactly 90 degrees, forming a perfect corner.
A circle has a radius of 5 inches. What is the approximate circumference? (Use π ≈ 3.14)
Answer: 31.4 inches
Circumference = 2πr = 2 × 3.14 × 5 = 31.4 inches.
A paraprofessional needs to convert 2 yards into feet for a craft project. How many feet is 2 yards?
Answer: 6 feet
1 yard = 3 feet, so 2 yards = 2 × 3 = 6 feet.