A rectangle has a length of 17 and a width of 8. What is its area?
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
Easy GRE item. Correct choice: D. 136.
- A. 144
Why not A: “144” is not 136.
- B. 50
Why not B: “50” is not 136.
- C. 25
Why not C: “25” is not 136.
- D. 136 ✓
Correct answer
D. 136
Explanation
136 (option D) is the accepted answer to “A rectangle has a length of 17 and a width of 8. What is its area”. Option A (144) is a different value from 136. Option B (50) is a different value from 136. Option C (25) is a different value from 136. Keep 136 as the GRE fact for this stem.
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Tags: Math, American Exams, Geometry, GRE
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