Count the Square Area

Ms. Tomasina wants to cover her bulletin board with plastic. The bulletin board is pictured above on a grid. Which is the best way to find the area of the bulletin board?

• Count the number of units around the bulletin board.

• Count the total number of squares on the bulletin board.

• Count the units along the outside.

• She can not cover her bulletin board.

Find the area

• 16 ft²

• 64 ft²

• 32 ft²

• 8 ft²

What is the area of this figure?

• 24 in. square units

• 6 in. square units

• 12 in. square units

• 24 in.

What is the area of the shaded figure? 

• 4 square units 

• 6 square units 

• 10 square units 

• 2 square units 

What is the area of the figure?

• 25 square cm

• 15 square cm

• 55 square cm

• 20 square cm

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the area of the shaded figure?

• 18 square units

• 20 square units

• 21 square units

• 19 square units

What is the area of the shaded figure?

• 18 square units

• 20 square units

• 16 square units

• 25 square units

• a

• b

• c

• d

What is the area of the shaded figure?

• 16 square units

• 15 square units

• 14 square units

• 13 square units