Map Geometry and Measurement

Which set of side lengths can form a triangle?

• 6cm, 8cm, and 16cm

• 6cm, 8cm, and 10cm

• 6cm, 7cm, and 14cm

• 6cm, 7cm, and 20cm

Dabir bought a map of his city. It uses a scale of 1 inch = 8 miles. Dabir's house and school are 1 1/2 inches apart on the map. How many more inches apart would his house and school have been on the map if the scale were 1 inch = 5 miles?

• 0.9 inches

• 2.4 inches

• 5.3 inches

• 12.0 inches

The fountain in the middles of a park is circular, with a diameter of 16 feet. There is a walkway that is 3 feet wide that goes around the fountain. What is the approximate area of the walkway?

The angles in this diagram are complementary. What is the value of x?

• 3

• 14

• 29

• 43

Martin ordered a pizza with a 16-inch diameter. Ricky ordered a pizza with a 20-inch diameter. What is the approximate difference in area of the two pizzas?

Ra'fah drew a diagram on a piece of paper with the dimensions shown below. He places the paper outside during a light rain. What is the approximate probability that a raindrop lands on the paper will fall outside the shaded region?

• 16%

• 40%

• 60%

• 84%

Answer explanation

What is the area of the unshaded portion? What percentage of the whole picture is the unshaded portion? % = unshaded ÷ total * 100

The figure below is a scale drawing of a vacant lot in Phil's neighborhood. The scale of the drawing is 1 centimeter = 15 meters.

Which set of angle measures could form a triangle?