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


  • Options
  • A. 10%
  • B. 20%
  • C. 30%
  • D. 40%

  • Correct Answer
  • 30% 

    Explanation

    let the side of the square be x meters
    length of two sides = 2x meters
    diagonal =  2 x = 1.414x m

     

    saving on 2x meters = .59x m

     

    saving % =  0 . 59 x 2 x * 100 %

     

    = 30% (approx)


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

    • Options
    • A. 22%
    • B. 33%
    • C. 44%
    • D. 55%
    • Discuss
    • 2. A parallelogram has sides 30m and 14m and one of its diagonals is 40m long. Then its area is

    • Options
    • A. 136
    • B. 236
    • C. 336
    • D. 436
    • Discuss
    • 3. The diagonal of a rectangle is 41 cm and its area is 20 sq. cm. The perimeter of the rectangle must be:

    • Options
    • A. 18
    • B. 28
    • C. 38
    • D. 48
    • Discuss
    • 4. If the radius of a circle is decreased by 50% , find the percentage decrease in its area.

    • Options
    • A. 75%
    • B. 65%
    • C. 35%
    • D. 25%
    • Discuss
    • 5. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17cm long and its perimeter is 46 cm. Find the area of the rectangle.

    • Options
    • A. 110
    • B. 120
    • C. 130
    • D. 140
    • Discuss
    • 6. A wire can be bent in the form of a circle of radius 56cm. If it is bent in the form of a square, then its area will be

    • Options
    • A. 7744
    • B. 8844
    • C. 5544
    • D. 4444
    • Discuss
    • 7. The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal is

    • Options
    • A. 1:2
    • B. 2;3
    • C. 3:1
    • D. 4:1
    • Discuss
    • 8. The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle with sides 18cm by 14cm is

    • Options
    • A. 49
    • B. 154
    • C. 378
    • D. 1078
    • Discuss
    • 9. The altitude drawn to the base of an isosceles triangle is 8cm and the perimeter is 32cm. Find the area of the triangle?

    • Options
    • A. 50
    • B. 60
    • C. 70
    • D. 80
    • Discuss
    • 10. The base of a triangular field is three times its altitude. If the cost of cultivating the field at Rs. 24.68 per hectare be Rs. 333.18, find its base and height.

    • Options
    • A. B=900;H=300
    • B. B=300;H=900
    • C. B=600;H=700
    • D. B=500;H=900
    • Discuss


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