Area questions and answers - Area problems with answers for SSC

Area questions have been asked in many competitive exams and there are strong chances to ask area questions again in SSC, Bank and other competitive exams. Students should prepare for exams by practicing area questions and answers.

Area problems are important and 1-2 questions asked in exams every year, try to solve Area questions and answers for better results in upcoming competitive exams.

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Important Area questions and answers - Area problems:

1. If the length and breadth of a rectangular plot be increased by 50% and 20% respectively, then how many times will its area be increased?

(A) 1/2

(B) 2/3

(C) 17/2

(D) 21/5

(E) None of these

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2. The length of a rectangle is halved, while its breadth is tripled. What is the percentage change in area?

(A) 14% increase

(B)  50% increase

(C) 14% decrease

(D) 50% decrease

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3. The length of rectangle is increased by 60%. By what percent would the width have to be decreased so as to maintain the same area?

(A)

(B) 50%

(C) 70%

(D) 90%

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4. A typist uses a sheet measuring 20 cm by 30 cm lengthwise. If a margin of 2 cm is left on each side and a 3 cm margin on top and bottom, then percent of the pages used for typing

(A) 35

(B) 55

(C) 64

(D) 71

(E) None of these

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5. What will be the cost of gardening 1 metre broad boundary around a rectangular plot having perimeter of 340 metres at the rate of Rs. 10 per square metre?

(A) Rs. 1900

(B) Rs. 2000

(C) Rs. 3440

(D) Rs. 3500

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6. Within a rectangular garden 10 m wide and 20 m long, we wish to pave a walk around the borders of uniform width so as to leave an area of 96 m² for flowers. How wide should the walk be?

(A) 1 m

(B) 2 m

(C) 3 m

(D) 4 m

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7. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. When the length is increased to 25 cm, What will be the breadth of the rectangle if the area remains the same ?

(A) 6.5 cm

(B) 7 cm

(C) 7.2 cm

(D) 7.5 cm

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8. The length of a rectangular plot is 60% more than its breadth. If the difference between the length and the breadth of that rectangle is 24 cm, what is the area of that rectangle?

(A) 2100 sq.cm

(B) 2200 sq.cm

(C) 2560 sq.cm

(D) 2590 sq.cm

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