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exam warm-up: a rectangular poster has length 5 cm and width 3 cm. Find its area.

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practice

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Topic

Mensuration and calculation

Question

  1. A. 15 cm^2
  2. B. 15 cm
  3. C. 17 cm^2
  4. D. 13 cm^2

Answer

The correct answer is 15 cm^2.

Explanation

The locked answer is 15 cm^2. Work through the given values, keep one operation per line, and check the final step reaches 15 cm^2.

Common mistake

Congruence and similarity calculations common mistake 1

Writing a final answer without showing the method that justifies it. This can weaken answers for: [Higher only] Include relationships between lengths, areas and volumes in similar figures..

Show the method first, then give the final answer in the required form. Apply this directly to Congruence and similarity calculations.

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