Maths Mania # 055

DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, four options are given. Choose the correct option.

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1. A rectangle has 15 cm as its length and 150 cm 2 as its area. Its area is increased to 1 times the
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original area by increasing only its length. Its new perimeter is
(1) 50 cm
(2) 60 cm
(3) 70 cm
(4) 80 cm

2. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17 cm long and the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 cm, then the
area of the rectangle is
(1) 120 cm 2
(2) 112 cm 2
(3) 132 cm 2
(4) 289 cm 2

3. A rectangular carpet has an area of 60 m 2. Its diagonal and longer side together equal 5 times the
shorter side. The length of the carpet is
(1) 5 m
(2) 12 m
(3) 13 m
(4) 14.5 m

4. If the bases of a rectangle is increased by 10% and the area is unchanged, then the corresponding
altitude must be decreased by

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(1) 9 %
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(2) 10%
(3) 11%

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(4) 11 %
9

5. The dimensions of the floor of a rectangular hall are 4m × 3m. The floor of the hall is to be tiled fully
with 8 cm × 6 cm rectangular tiles without breaking tiles to smaller size. The number of tiles required
is
(1) 4800
(2) 2600
(3) 2500
(4) 2400

6. The length and breadth of a rectangular field are 120 m and 80 m respectively. Inside the field, a
park of 12 m width is made around the field. The area of the park is
(1) 3224 m 2
(2) 7344 m 2
(3) 2256 m 2
(4) 4224 m 2
7. The dimensions of a rectangular room when increased by 4 metres, are in ratio 4 : 3 and when
decreased by 4 metres, are in the ratio 2 : 1. The dimensions of the room are
(1) 6 m, 4 m
(2) 12 m, 8 m
(3) 16 m, 12 m
(4) 24 m, 16 m

8. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its diagonal is 9 √ 5 cm, choose the correct answer
Area Perimeter Length Breadth
(1) 162 cm 2 54 cm 18 cm 9 cm

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(2) 81 cm 2 54 cm 9 cm 4 cm
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(3) 162 m 2 108 cm 36 cm 18 cm
(4) 81 cm 2 108 cm 18 cm 36 cm

9. The area of a rectangle 144 m long is the same as that of a square having a side 84 m long. The
width of the rectangle is
(1) 7 m
(2) 14 m
(3) 49 m
(4) Can’t be determined

10. The number of marble slabs of size 20 cm × 30 cm required to pave the floor of a square room of
side 3 m, is
(1) 150
(2) 100
(3) 2 5
(4) 225
 Detailed Solutions

1. Breadth =
Area FG
150 IJ FG 4 × 150IJ cm .
H cm = 10 cm. New area =
K 2
Length
=
15 H3 K
= 200 cm 2, breadth = 10 cm. New length =
FG 200IJ cm = 20 cm.
H 10 K
New perimeter = 2(20 + 10) cm = 60 cm. Ans.(2)
2. Let length = x cm and breadth = y cm. Then, x2 + y2 = (17)2 = 289 and x + y = 23.

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∴ xy = [(x + y) 2 – (x 2 + y2)] = [(23) 2 – 289] = 120.
2 2
Hence, area = 120 cm 2. Ans.(1)
3. Let length = x metres and breadth = y metres. Then, xy

= 60 and x2 + y2 + x = 5y or xy = 60 and x2 + y 2 = (5y – x)2 = 25y2 + x 2 – 10xy ∴ xy = 60 and 24y 2 –

10 × 60 = 0 or y 2 = 25 or y = 5.

FG 60IJ
So, x = H5K = 12 m. Length or the carpet = 12 m. Ans.(2)

4. Let length = l and breadth = b. Let, new breadth = x.

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Then, (110% of l) × x = lb ⇒ 110 lx = lb ⇒ x = b.
100 11

∴ Decrease in breadth =
LMFGb − 10 bIJ × 1 × 100OP% = 9 1 % . Ans.(1)
NH 11 K b Q 11

5.
F 400 × 300IJ = 2500. Ans.(3)
Number of tiles = G
H 8× 6 K
6. Area of the park = [120 × 80 – (120 – 24) × (80 – 24)]m 2
= 9600 – 96 × 56) m 2 = 4224 m 2. Ans.(4)
7. Let length = l and breadth = b. Then,

l+4 4 l− 4 2
= and = ∴ 3l – 4b = 4 and l – 2b = – 4.
b+ 4 3 b−4 1
Solving these equations, we get l = 12 and b = 8. Ans.(2)
8. Let breadth = x cm. Then, length = 2x cm. ∴ x 2 + (2x) 2 = (9 √ 5) 2
⇒ 5x 2 = 405 ⇒ x = 9. So, length = 18 cm and breadth = 9 cm.
Perimeter = 2 (18 + 9) cm = 54 cm and Area = (18 × 9) cm2 = 162 cm2. Ans.(1)

9. 144 × b = 84 × 84 ⇒ b =
FG 84 × 84IJ = 49 m. Ans.(3)
H 144 K
F 300 × 300 IJ = 150. Ans.(1)
10. Number of slabs = G
H 20 × 30 K