Q. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 metres more than its breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot @ 26.50 per metre is Rs. 5300, what is the length of the plot in metres?

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

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Q. The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is 206 m, then its area is:

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Q. What is the least number of squares tiles required to pave the floor of a room 15 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm broad?

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Q. The diagonal of a rectangle is √41 cm and its area is 20 sq. cm. The perimeter of the rectangle must be:

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Q. A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

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Q. A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is:

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Q. The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular closet is 7(1/2) feet. The shorter side of the closet is 4(1/2) feet. What is the area of the closet in square feet?

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Q. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then what is the width of the road?

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Q. The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20% is:

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Q. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1. If the area of the rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle?

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Q. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is:

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Q. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:

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Q. How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6 m x 22.5 cm?

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Q. A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube?

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Q. What is the total surface area of a right circular cone of height 14 cm and base radius 7 cm?

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Q. A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom is:

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Q. The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3. Find the ratio of its diameter to its height.

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Q. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m3) is:

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Q. A cistern 6m long and 4 m wide contains water up to a depth of 1 m 25 cm. The total area of the wet surface is:

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