Area - counting squares

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What is area?

Back

Area is the amount of space inside a shape, measured in square units.

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How do you find the area of a square?

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To find the area of a square, multiply the length of one side by itself (Area = side × side).

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What is the area of a rectangle?

Back

To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width (Area = length × width).

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What unit is used to measure area?

Back

Area is measured in square units, such as square centimeters (cm²) or square meters (m²).

Front

If a square has a side length of 4 units, what is its area?

Back

The area is 16 square units (4 × 4 = 16).

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What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 5 units and a width of 3 units?

Back

The area is 15 square units (5 × 3 = 15).

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How can you count the area of a shape made of squares?

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Count the number of complete squares that fit inside the shape to find the area.

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What is the area of a shape with 6 squares?

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The area is 6 square units.

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If a figure has an area of 20 square units, how many 1 square unit squares fit in it?

Back

20 squares fit in it.

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What is the area of a shaded figure if it covers 14 squares?

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The area is 14 square units.