The ratio of the length and the breadth of a rectangle is 4 : 3 and the area of the rectangle is 6912 sq cm. Find the ratio of the breadth and the area of the rectangle?
Correct answer: A. 1 : 96
- A. 1 : 96
- B. 1 : 48
- C. 1 : 84
- D. 1 : 68
Explanation
Write the sides as 4x cm and 3x cm. Since 12x2 cm2 = 6912 cm2, x2 = 576 cm2 and x = 24 cm, so the breadth is 72 cm; therefore breadth:area = 72 cm:6912 cm2 = 1:96 cm. The likely mistake is option b, which usually comes from using the length instead of the breadth or losing the 4:3 ratio.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
About Area and Volume
Area measures the surface enclosed by two-dimensional figures, while volume measures the space occupied by three-dimensional solids. Problems use formulas for rectangles, triangles, circles, prisms, cylinders, cones, spheres, and composite figures, including unit conversion and the distinction between surface area, lateral area, and volume.
Practise Geometry
222 free Geometry MCQs from Mathematics, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask Mathematics questions like this
Mathematics is on 76 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Area and Volume questions
The area of the square formed on the diagonal of a rectangle as its side is 108 1/3 % more than the area of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 28 units, find the difference between the sides of the rectangle?
The length of a rectangular plot is thrice its breadth. If the area of the rectangular plot is 867 sq m, then what is the breadth of the rectangular plot?
The length of a rectangular floor is more than its breadth by 200%. If Rs. 324 is required to paint the floor at the rate of Rs. 3 per sq m, then what would be the length of the floor?
Find the area of a parallelogram with base 24 cm and height 16 cm.
Find the area of trapezium whose parallel sides are 20 cm and 18 cm long, and the distance between them is 15 cm.
Twelve inches equal to how many centimeters?