ACT Math · Geometry

Area and volume practice questions

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  1. Question 24A solid is formed by removing a cone from inside a cylinder that shares the same base and height. The cylinder has radius 5 and…
  2. Question 40A rectangular plot of land measures 24 feet by 18 feet. What is its area in square yards? (1 yard = 3 feet)
  3. Question 66A sphere has radius 6. Which value is closest to its volume?
  4. Question 107A trapezoid has parallel bases of length 8 and 14, and a height of 6. What is its area?
  5. Question 111A rectangular prism has length 5, width 4, and height 3. What is its total surface area?
  6. Question 126A room measures 15 feet by 12 feet. What is its area in square inches? (1 foot = 12 inches)
  7. Question 140A garden's length is 5 more than 3 times its width. If the perimeter is 58 feet, what is the area of the garden?
  8. Question 150A rectangular box has dimensions 6 by 8 by 10. Which value is closest to the length of its longest interior diagonal?
  9. Question 151Two similar cylinders have radii in a ratio of 2:5. What is the ratio of their volumes?
  10. Question 153A kite has diagonals of length 10 and 16. What is its area?
  11. Question 156A cone has radius 6 and height 10. Which value is closest to its volume?
  12. Question 193A regular hexagon has side length 6. Which value is closest to its area? (Area of a regular hexagon = 3√(3)2s²)
  13. Question 200A square has side length 10. A semicircle with diameter 10 is removed from one side. Which value is closest to the remaining area?
  14. Question 255A parallelogram has a base of 12 and a height of 7. What is its area?
  15. Question 256A storage container is shaped like a rectangular prism measuring 6 by 4 by 5, topped with a pyramid of the same base and a…
  16. Question 263A cylinder has radius 4 and height 9. Which value is closest to its total surface area?
  17. Question 297A room measures 12 feet by 15 feet. If flooring costs $3.50 per square foot, what is the total cost to floor the room?

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