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Question 1 of 58: A model car is built at a scale of 1:24. The model is 6 inches long. How long is the actual car in feet?

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  1. A model car is built at a scale of 1:24. The model is 6 inches long. How long is the actual car in feet?144 in. 6 in × 24 = 144 inches (12 feet). The actual car is 144 inches long.
  2. A map has a scale of 1 cm : 50 km. Two towns are 320 km apart. How far apart are they on the map?6.4 cm. 320 km ÷ 50 = 6.4 cm on the map. Divide actual distance by scale factor.
  3. A scale drawing of a park uses 1 in = 30 ft. The park measures 7.5 in × 4 in on the drawing. What is the actual area of the park?225,000 ft². Actual dimensions: 7.5×30=225 ft by 4×30=120 ft. Area = 225×120 = 27,000 ft². Wait — 225 × 120 = 27,000. Let me recalculate: correct actual area = 27,000 ft². The answer 225,000 is incorrect. Actual: 225 ft × 120 ft = 27,000 ft².
  4. The scale factor of a model building is 1:50. If the model is 30 cm tall, how tall is the actual building in meters?15 m. 30 cm × 50 = 1,500 cm = 15 m. The actual building is 15 meters tall.
  5. A student creates a scale drawing of their bedroom that is 8 ft × 10 ft. They use a scale of 1 in = 2 ft. What are the drawing dimensions?4 in × 5 in. 8 ft ÷ 2 = 4 in; 10 ft ÷ 2 = 5 in. Drawing is 4 in × 5 in.
  6. Two cities are 4.5 cm apart on a map with scale 1 cm : 80 km. How far apart are they actually?360 km. 4.5 cm × 80 km/cm = 360 km.
  7. On a scale drawing, a rectangle is 3.5 cm × 2 cm. The actual rectangle is 14 m × 8 m. What is the scale?1 cm : 4 m. 14 m ÷ 3.5 cm = 4 m/cm; 8 m ÷ 2 cm = 4 m/cm. Scale is 1 cm : 4 m.
  8. A map uses the scale 1 : 25,000. A road is 12 cm on the map. What is the actual length of the road in km?3 km. 12 cm × 25,000 = 300,000 cm = 3,000 m = 3 km.
  9. On a map with scale 2 cm : 1 km, how many kilometers does 7 cm represent?3.5 km. 7 cm ÷ 2 cm per km = 3.5 km.
  10. A model has a scale factor of 1:200. The model building is 15 cm tall and 8 cm wide. What is the actual width in meters?16 m. 8 cm × 200 = 1,600 cm = 16 m.
  11. If the scale is 1 cm : 4 m and an object measures 6.5 cm on the drawing, what is the actual length?26 m. 6.5 cm × 4 m/cm = 26 m.
  12. A road on a map measures 5.2 cm. The scale is 1 cm = 2.5 km. What is the actual road length?13 km. 5.2 × 2.5 = 13 km.
  13. A circle has a circumference of 20π meters. What is its radius?10 m. C = 2πr → 20π = 2πr → r = 10 m.
  14. A circle has an area of 64π ft². What is its radius?8 ft. A = πr² → 64π = πr² → r² = 64 → r = 8 ft.
  15. A circular pool has a diameter of 12 m. What is its circumference? Use π ≈ 3.14.37.68 m. C = πd = 3.14 × 12 = 37.68 m.
  16. A circular pizza has a radius of 9 inches. What is its area? Use π ≈ 3.14.254.34 in². A = πr² = 3.14 × 81 = 254.34 in².
  17. A semicircle has a diameter of 8 cm. What is the area of the semicircle? Leave in terms of π.8π cm². Radius = 4. Full circle area = π(4²) = 16π. Half = 8π cm².
  18. Which is larger: the circumference of a circle with r = 5, or the area of a circle with r = 3? (Use exact values)Circumference (10π > 9π). Circumference = 2π(5) = 10π. Area = π(3²) = 9π. 10π > 9π, so circumference of r=5 circle is larger (though note units differ: linear vs area).
  19. A circle has circumference 31.4 cm. What is its radius? (Use π ≈ 3.14)5 cm. C = 2πr → 31.4 = 2(3.14)r → 31.4 = 6.28r → r = 5 cm.
  20. The circumference of a circle is 6π. What is the area?. C = 2πr = 6π → r = 3. A = π(3²) = 9π.
  21. Which of the following represents the exact area of a circle with r = 11?121π. A = πr² = π(11²) = 121π. Exact form keeps π symbolic.
  22. Two lines intersect. One angle is 70°. What are the measures of the other three angles?110°, 70°, 110°. Adjacent angles are supplementary: 180°−70°=110°. Vertical angles equal the original. So: 110°, 70°, 110°.
  23. Angle A and angle B are complementary. Angle A = 3x° and angle B = 2x°. What is x?18. 3x + 2x = 90 → 5x = 90 → x = 18.
  24. Angle A and angle B are supplementary. Angle A = 4x° and angle B = 5x°. What is x?20. 4x + 5x = 180 → 9x = 180 → x = 20.
  25. Which pair of angles CANNOT be supplementary?91° and 91°. 91° + 91° = 182° ≠ 180°. This pair cannot be supplementary.
  26. Adjacent angles share a vertex and a side. If two adjacent angles form a straight line, they are:Supplementary. Two adjacent angles that form a straight line (linear pair) are supplementary — they sum to 180°.
  27. Two intersecting lines form four angles: 70°, a°, 70°, and b°. What are a° and b°?a = 110°, b = 110°. Adjacent angles are supplementary: 180°−70°=110°. Verticals match: so a = b = 110°.
  28. Which statement about vertical angles is always true?They are equal. Vertical angles are always equal (congruent), formed by two intersecting lines on opposite sides of the vertex.
  29. A pair of intersecting lines creates 4 angles. If one angle is 90°, what are the other three angles?90°, 90°, 90°. If one angle is 90°, adjacent angles are supplementary: 180°−90°=90°. All four angles are 90°, forming perpendicular lines.
  30. A right triangle has one angle of 90° and another of 35°. What is the third angle?55°. 180° − 90° − 35° = 55°.
  31. Can a triangle have angles of 91°, 50°, and 39°?Yes, 91+50+39=180. 91 + 50 + 39 = 180°. Yes, this is a valid triangle.
  32. An isosceles triangle has a vertex angle of 40°. What are the two base angles?70° each. Base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal. (180° − 40°) ÷ 2 = 70° each.
  33. A triangle has angles in the ratio 1:2:3. What are the actual angles?30°, 60°, 90°. Parts sum = 1+2+3 = 6. Each part = 180°/6 = 30°. Angles: 30°, 60°, 90°.
  34. A quadrilateral has three right angles. What is the fourth angle?90°. 360° − 90° − 90° − 90° = 90°. A quadrilateral with four right angles is a rectangle!
  35. The exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of what?The two non-adjacent interior angles. The Exterior Angle Theorem: an exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the two non-adjacent (remote) interior angles.
  36. Two angles of a quadrilateral are each 90°. The other two angles are equal. What is each of those angles?90°. 360° − 90° − 90° = 180°. Divided equally: 180°/2 = 90° each.
  37. If one angle of a triangle is exactly 90°, what can you say about the other two angles?They sum to 90°. 180° − 90° = 90°. The remaining two angles must sum to 90°, making both acute.
  38. A rectangular prism is 8 cm × 5 cm × 3 cm. What is its surface area?158 cm². SA = 2(lw + lh + wh) = 2(40 + 24 + 15) = 2(79) = 158 cm².
  39. A square pyramid has base side 6 cm and height 8 cm. What is its volume?96 cm³. V = (1/3) × B × h = (1/3) × 36 × 8 = (1/3) × 288 = 96 cm³.
  40. A cube has surface area 150 cm². What is the side length?5 cm. A cube has 6 square faces. Each face area = 150/6 = 25 cm². Side = √25 = 5 cm.
  41. A triangular prism has a triangular face with base 6 cm and height 4 cm. The prism length is 10 cm. What is its volume?120 cm³. Base area (triangle) = (1/2)(6)(4) = 12 cm². V = B × h = 12 × 10 = 120 cm³.
  42. What is the surface area of a cube with side length 4 in?96 in². SA = 6s² = 6 × 16 = 96 in².
  43. A rectangular box is to be wrapped with paper (no overlaps). The box is 10 cm × 6 cm × 4 cm. How much paper is needed?248 cm². SA = 2(10×6 + 10×4 + 6×4) = 2(60 + 40 + 24) = 2(124) = 248 cm².
  44. If you double the height of a rectangular prism while keeping the base the same, what happens to the volume?Volume doubles. V = B × h. Doubling h means V_new = B × 2h = 2(Bh) = 2V. Volume doubles.
  45. A box has volume 120 cm³. Its length is 5 cm and width is 4 cm. What is its height?6 cm. V = l×w×h → 120 = 5×4×h → 120 = 20h → h = 6 cm.
  46. Which formula correctly gives the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions l, w, h?SA = 2(lw + lh + wh). SA = 2(lw + lh + wh) accounts for all three pairs of opposite faces, each counted twice.
  47. A cube has a volume of 27 in³. What is its surface area?54 in². V = s³ = 27 → s = 3. SA = 6s² = 6×9 = 54 in².
  48. A triangular pyramid (tetrahedron) has 4 equilateral triangular faces, each with area 15 cm². What is its surface area?60 cm². SA = 4 × 15 = 60 cm². Surface area is the sum of all faces.
  49. A prism's volume formula is V = B × h, where B is the area of the base. A hexagonal prism has base area 42 cm² and height 7 cm. What is its volume?294 cm³. V = B × h = 42 × 7 = 294 cm³.
  50. What cross section do you get slicing a cube parallel to one face?Square. A cut parallel to a face of a cube produces a square, since all faces of a cube are congruent squares.
  51. What cross section is produced by slicing a rectangular prism with a cut parallel to the bottom face?Rectangle. A horizontal cut through a rectangular prism produces a rectangle with the same dimensions as the base.
  52. Which cross section is formed when a cone is sliced at an angle (not parallel or perpendicular to the base)?Ellipse. An angled cut through a cone (that doesn't pass through the apex) produces an ellipse.
  53. If you slice a rectangular pyramid horizontally close to the base, what shape is the cross section?A large rectangle. Horizontal cuts near the base of a rectangular pyramid produce large rectangles. Cuts closer to the apex produce smaller rectangles.
  54. If you slice a rectangular pyramid vertically through the apex, what shape is the cross section?Triangle. A vertical cut through the apex of a rectangular pyramid produces a triangle.
  55. A triangular prism is sliced parallel to the triangular faces. What is the cross section?Triangle. Cutting parallel to the triangular bases of a triangular prism produces a triangle congruent to the base.
  56. A triangular prism is sliced perpendicular to the triangular faces (through the rectangular sides). What is the cross section?Rectangle. A cut perpendicular to the triangular bases (cutting through the rectangular lateral faces) produces a rectangle.
  57. Two different cuts of the SAME solid produce different shapes. Which statement best explains this?The shape of the cross section depends on the angle and direction of the cut. The cross section's shape depends entirely on how the cutting plane intersects the solid — its direction, angle, and position.
  58. A cross section of a cone through the apex and perpendicular to the base produces what shape?Triangle. A cut through the apex of a cone, perpendicular to the base, produces a triangle (with the apex as the top vertex).