Take this Exam: GED and HiSET mathematics — geometry and measurement | Zestly

Question 1

A countertop measures 7 feet by 5 feet. Protective film is sold in boxes, each covering 4 square feet, and a box cannot be split. How many boxes are needed to cover the whole countertop?

Accepted Answer

9 boxes

Answer

8.75 boxes

Answer

35 boxes

Answer

8 boxes

Question 2

A wheelchair ramp is built such that it forms a right triangle with the ground. The base of the ramp is 12 feet and the height is 5 feet. What is the length of the ramp surface (the hypotenuse) in feet?

Accepted Answer

13 feet

Answer

7 feet

Answer

17 feet

Answer

169 feet

Question 3

Two triangles are similar. Triangle A has sides of 3, 4, and 5. Triangle B has a shortest side of 6. What is the length of the longest side of Triangle B?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 4

In a triangle, two angles are given as x degrees and 2x degrees. The third angle is 90 degrees. What is the value of x?

Answer

45

Answer

60

Answer

90

Answer

30

Question 5

You need to cover a floor that is 90 square feet with carpet that is sold by the square yard. How many square yards do you need?

Answer

30 square yards

Answer

10 square yards

Answer

810 square yards

Answer

9 square yards

Question 6

A rectangular dog run measures 18 feet by 12 feet, and the owner wants to fence it all the way around. How much fencing is needed, and how does that quantity differ from the area?

Answer

60 square feet of fencing, since fencing has to cover the ground.

Answer

216 feet of fencing, since 18 times 12 is the size of the run.

Answer

60 feet of fencing: the perimeter is the distance around the edge, while the area, 216 square feet, is the ground inside it.

Answer

30 feet of fencing, which is the length plus the width.