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Grade 8 Measurement Quiz #1

*Provide formulas and your calculations for each question!

1) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have an irregular patrol route

around a Provincial Park in New Brunswick. The following diagrams
outlines their route (5 marks total)
21 km

7 km 12
km

23 km
a) What is the distance of one patrol? (3)

b) How far is travelled in one day if 8 circuits are made each day? (2)
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2) Calculate the area of this square. (3)

9 cm

3) Calculate the area of this rectangle. (3)

6 cm

12 cm
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4) The dimensions of a pool are 5 m x 10 m. (6 marks total)

a. What is the area of the pool? (3)

b. How much material is required for a swimming pool cover (1 m

of overlap must be allowed on each side.)? (2)

c. What is the cost of the cover if the material cost 4/m2? (2)

5) Mr. Filmans set his fertilizer spreader to cover a path 2.5 m wide. His
lawn is 20 m by 30 m. How far does he have to walk to fertilize his
lawn making sure not to overlap? (5)