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Rectangle Area Calculations

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Rectangle Area Calculations

Use the dimensions given to calculate each area. Include square units in your answers and show your working where space is provided.

Formula and calculation practice

1.Complete the area rules: area of a rectangle = × ; area of a square = × .
2.Select every unit that could be used to express area.
  • mm²
  • cm
  • m²
  • litres
3.A rectangular noticeboard is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. Find its area.
4.A square paving stone has sides that are each 7 m long. What is its area?

Area in everyday settings

5.A rectangular greenhouse panel is 5 m wide and 2 m high. Calculate the area of glass in the panel.
6.A square craft mat has a side length of 40 cm. Find the area of the mat.
7.Compare these two panels. Which has the greater area: Panel A, 8 cm by 3 cm, or Panel B, 7 cm by 4 cm?
  • Panel A
  • Panel B
  • They have equal areas

Reasoning and challenge

8.A rectangular pond covers 35 m² and is 7 m wide. How long is the pond?
9.Explain how counting equal rows and columns of square units helps show why a rectangle’s area is found by multiplying its length by its width.
10.A rectangular floor is tiled with 30 cm by 30 cm tiles, with 10 tiles across and 6 tiles down. What is the floor’s total area in square metres?

2 printable pages

  • Rectangle Area Calculations, page 1 of 2: Formula and calculation practice, Area in everyday settings

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  • Rectangle Area Calculations, page 2 of 2: Reasoning and challenge

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