Area of Squares and Rectangles

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

• Area =Length + Width

• Area=Length x Width

• Area=Width x Width

What is the area of this rectangle?

What is the area of this rectangle?

If each square represents 1 in, what is the area of this rectangle?

If each square represents 1 in, what is the area of this square?

What does area mean?

• the distance around a shape

• the amount of space outside a shape

• the amount of space inside a shape

Find the area of the square.

• 12cm²

• 9cm²

• 9cm

Work out the area of this rectangle...

• 65 cm²

• 70 cm²

• 75 cm²

Work out the area of this rectangle...

• 21 cm²

• 20 cm²

• 27 cm²

Work out the area of this rectangle...

• 36 cm²

• 16 cm²

• 48 cm²