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Area of a rectangle and the area of a circle are equal. If the dimensions of the rectangle are $14\ cm \times 11\ cm$, then radius of the circle is:
  • A
    $21\ cm$
  • B
    $10.5\ cm$
  • C
    $14\ cm$
  • $7\ cm$

Answer: D.

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Observe the shapes $1, 2, 3$ and $4$ in the figures. Which of the following statements is not correct?
  • Shapes $1, 3$ and $4$ have different areas and different perimeters.
  • B
    Shapes $1$ and $4$ have the same area as well as the same perimeter.
  • C
    Shapes $1, 2$ and $4$ have the same area.
  • D
    Shapes $1, 3$ and $4$ have the same perimeter.

Answer: A.

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In Fig. ratio of the area of triangle $ABC$ to the area of triangle $ACD$ is the same as the ratio of base $BC$ of triangle $ABC$ to the base $CD$ of triangle $ACD. $
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A room is $4.5m$ long and $4m$ wide. The floor of the room is to be covered with tiles of size $15\ cm$ by $10\ cm.$ Find the cost of covering the floor with tiles at the rate of $Rs. 4.50$ per tile.
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The moon is about $384000\ km$ from earth and its path around the earth is nearly circular. Find the length of path described by moon in one complete revolution. $($Take $\pi = 3.14)$
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A hedge boundary needs to be planted around a rectangular lawn of size $72m \times 18m.$ If $3$ shrubs can be planted in a metre of hedge, how many shrubs will be planted in all$?$
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Three squares are attached to each other as shown in Fig. Each square is attached at the mid point of the side of the square to its right. Find the perimeter of the complete figure. 
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The plan and measurement for a house are given in Fig. The house is surrounded by a path $1m$ wide.
Find the following:
$i.$ Cost of paving the path with bricks at rate of $Rs. 120$ per $m^2.$
$ii.$ Cost of wooden flooring inside the house except the bathroom at the cost of $Rs. 1200$ per $m^2.$
$iii.$ Area of Living Room.
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Architects design many types of buildings. They draw plans for houses, such as the plan shown in Fig.

An architect wants to install a decorative moulding around the ceilings in all the rooms. The decorative moulding costs $Rs. 500/$metre.
$a.$ Find how much moulding will be needed for each room.
$i.$ Family room.
$ii.$ Living room.
$iii.$ Dining room.
$iv.$ Bedroom $1$
$v.$ Bedroom $2$
$b.$ The carpet costs $Rs. 200/m^2$. Find the cost of carpeting each room.
$c.$ What is the total cost of moulding for all the five rooms.
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In Fig. area of $\angle \text{AFB}$ is equal to the area of parallelogram $ABCD$. If altitude $EF$ is $16\ cm$ long, find the altitude of the parallelogram to the base $AB$ of length $10\ cm.$
What is the area of $\angle \text{DAO}$, where $O$ is the mid point of $DC?$
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Use the Fig. showing the layout of a farm house:

$a.$ What is the area of land used to grow hay?
$b.$ It costs $Rs. 91$ per $m^2$ to fertilise the vegetable garden. What is the total cost?
$c.$ A fence is to be enclosed around the house. The dimensions of the house are $18.7m \times 12.6m$. At least how many metres of fencing are needed?
$d.$ Each banana tree required $1.25m^2$ of ground $sp$
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Study the layout given below in Fig. and answer the questions:

$a.$ Write an expression for the total area covered by both the bedrooms and the kitchen.
$b.$ Write an expression to calculate the perimeter of the living room.
$c.$ If the cost of carpeting is $Rs. 50/m^2,$ write an expression for calculating the total cost of carpeting both the bedrooms and the living room.
$d.$ If the cost of tiling is $Rs. 30/m^2,$ write an expression for calculating the total cost of floor tiles used for the bathroom and kitchen floors.
$e.$ If the floor area of each bedroom is $35m^2,$ then find $x.$
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carpet of size $5m \times 2m$ has 25cm wide red border. The inner part of the carpet is blue in colour Fig. Find the area of blue portion. What is the ratio of areas of red portion to blue portion?
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Q 233 Marks Question3 Marks
A $10m$ long and $4m$ wide rectangular lawn is in front of a house. Along its three sides a $50\ cm$ wide flower bed is there as shown in Fig. Find the area of the remaining portion.
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Q 253 Marks Question3 Marks
A wall of a room is of dimensions $5m \times 4m.$ It has a window of dimensions $1.5m \times 1m$ and a door of dimensions $2.25m \times 1m.$ Find the area of the wall which is to be painted.
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