MCAS 2000, 8th Grade Math, Questions 25-28

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Question #25

What is the area of the shaded region in the figure to the right? (Use 3.14 for π).

A. 5.15 sq. units

B. 17.16 sq. units

C. 7.74 sq. units

D. 21.72 sq. units

Use the following table to answer question 26.

Which lists the cities in order from the one with the lowest recorded temperature to the one with the highest?

A. Boston, Hartford, Mobile

B. Hartford, Boston, Mobile

C. Mobile, Boston, Hartford

D. Mobile, Hartford, Boston

The formula for the area, A, of a square is:

A = s², where s is the length of
the side of the square.

Which graph shows the relationship between the length of one side of a square and its area?

The diagonal of a square is 25 units long. Which is the approximate length of a side of the square?

A. 18 units

B. 15 units

C. 5 units

D. 13 units