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Area of Squares and Rectangles

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Area of Squares and Rectangles

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📐 Part 1: Understanding Area

1. What is area?

The distance around a shape

The amount of surface inside a 2D shape

The length of one side of a shape

The height of a shape

2. Which units are used to measure area?

Square centimetres (cm²)

Centimetres (cm)

Square metres (m²)

Metres (m)

3. Complete the formula for the area of a rectangle:

Area = ____________ × ____________

4. What is the formula for the area of a square?

side + side + side + side

side × side

length + width

4 × side

🔢 Part 2: Calculating Area

5. Calculate the area of a rectangle with length = 8 cm and width = 5 cm.

Area = _______ cm²

6. Find the area of a square with sides of 6 metres.

Area = _______ m²

7. A classroom floor tile measures 30 cm by 25 cm. What is its area?

Area = _______ cm²

8. Which shape has the larger area?

Shape A: Rectangle with length 10 cm and width 4 cm

Shape B: Square with sides of 7 cm

Shape _____ has the larger area.

🎯 Part 3: Problem Solving

9. Sarah wants to cover her rectangular desk with contact paper. The desk is 120 cm long and 60 cm wide. How much contact paper does she need?

Sarah needs _______ cm² of contact paper.

10. Explain in your own words why we multiply length by width to find the area of a rectangle.
11. A square garden has an area of 49 m². What is the length of each side?

Each side is _______ metres long.

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