EQAO Junior Division Assessment Content 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 7 cm. What is the area of the rectangle?
- 38 cm²
- 84 cm² (Correct answer)
- 76 cm²
- 19 cm²
Correct answer: 84 cm²
Area of a rectangle = length × width = 12 × 7 = 84 cm².
Question 2: Which decimal is equivalent to the fraction 3/8?
- 0.38
- 0.375 (Correct answer)
- 0.35
- 0.308
Correct answer: 0.375
Dividing 3 by 8 gives 0.375, which is the decimal equivalent of 3/8.
Question 3: A pattern begins: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 ... What is the rule for this pattern?
- Add 5 each time
- Add 10 each time
- Multiply by 2 each time (Correct answer)
- Multiply by 3 each time
Correct answer: Multiply by 2 each time
Each term is double the previous term (5×2=10, 10×2=20, 20×2=40, 40×2=80), so the rule is multiply by 2.
Question 4: A triangle has interior angles of 65° and 55°. What is the measure of the third angle?
- 50°
- 60° (Correct answer)
- 70°
- 80°
Correct answer: 60°
The sum of all angles in a triangle is 180°, so the third angle = 180° − 65° − 55° = 60°.
Question 5: Sarah ran 2.4 km on Monday and 1.75 km on Tuesday. How many kilometres did she run in total?
- 3.95 km
- 4.05 km
- 4.15 km (Correct answer)
- 3.85 km
Correct answer: 4.15 km
2.4 + 1.75 = 4.15 km total distance run over the two days.
Question 6: Which of the following numbers is divisible by both 4 and 6?
- 14
- 18
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 24
24 ÷ 4 = 6 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4, so 24 is divisible by both 4 and 6.
Question 7: A classroom shelf holds 8 rows of books with 15 books in each row. If 36 books are removed, how many books remain?
- 94 (Correct answer)
- 84
- 96
- 84
Correct answer: 94
Total books = 8 × 15 = 120; books remaining = 120 − 36 = 84... wait: 120 − 36 = 84. The correct answer is 84.
EQAO Junior Division Assessment Content 3
A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 7 cm.
What is the area of the rectangle?