Area Review

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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 calculate the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = length × width.

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If a rectangle has a length of 5 units and a width of 3 units, what is its area?

Back

15 square units.

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What is the area of a rectangle that is 8 units long and 3 units wide?

Back

24 square units.

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If a rectangle has an area of 28 square km and a length of 7 km, how do you find the width?

Back

Width = Area ÷ Length, so Width = 28 ÷ 7 = 4 km.

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What is the area of a square with sides of 4 feet?

Back

Area = side × side = 4 × 4 = 16 square feet.

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What does it mean if two shapes have the same area?

Back

They occupy the same amount of space, even if their shapes are different.

Front

How can you find different dimensions that give the same area?

Back

By using the formula Area = length × width and finding pairs of numbers that multiply to the same area.

Front

What is a square unit?

Back

A square unit is a unit of measure for area, representing a square that is 1 unit long on each side.

Front

If a rectangle is 6 units long and 4 units wide, what is its area?

Back

24 square units.