Geometry and Measurement

Cynthia is buying 8.5 pounds of roast beef. The deli charges by the ounce. How much does the package of roast beef weigh in ounces?

• 1360 ounces

• 68 ounces

• 136 ounces

• 102 ounces

A bulletin board is shaped like a rectangle and has an area of A square feet. The base of the bulletin board is 4 feet. Which equation represents x, the height of the bulletin board?

• x = A/4

• x = A + 4

• x = A - 4

• x = 4/A

If angle J of a triangle measures 42.5 degrees and angle K measures 118 degrees, what is the measure of the L, the third angle?

• Open Answer

• Open Answer

A pogo stick's height is 1 meter 60 centimeters. How tall is the pogo stick in millimeters?

• 16 mm

• 160 mm

• 1060 mm

• 1600 mm

Teachers at Greenways are making a giant sized envelope to place a poster inside to send as a get-well card for another teacher. The triangular flap on the envelope is shown. Use your ruler to measure the dimensions of the flap to the nearest centimeter. Which measurement is closest to the area of the flap in square centimeters?

• 85 sq cm

• 42.5 sq cm

• 170 cm

• 11 sq cm

Which model best represents how to find the area of a triangle?

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A clear Rubbermaid container is shaped like a rectangular prism. The shaded part represents one base of the box. Using the formula, V = Bh, which equation can be used to find B, the area of the shaded base of the box in square inches?

• B = 6 + 4

• B = 1/2 (6) (4)

• B = 2 (6) + 2 (4)

• B = (6) (4)

While making a lime sherbet punch to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Cathy converted quart measurements to pint measurements. The table shows the relationship between the number of quarts and the number of equivalent pints. If Cathy's recipe calls for 18.5 quarts of sherbet, how many pints should she use?

• 37 pints

• 55.5 pints

• 370 pints

• 20.5 pints

Use your STAAR chart to measure the dimension of the parallelogram shown to the nearest 0.5 cm. Which measurement is closes to the area of the parallelogram in square centimeters?

• 46.5 sq cm

• 186 sq cm

• 93 sq cm

• 90 sq cm

Triangle ABC is shown. Based on the information given in triangle ABC, which statement is true?

• Angle C is larger than angle A

• Angle B is larger than angle C

• Angle A is larger than angle B

• Angle C is larger than angle B