Area Model of Rectangles with Fractional and Whole Number Sides

A construction company created a model of a rectangular playground they will build. The first column of the model has been divided into squares of equal size. The construction company will finish their model by dividing each column into squares of the same size. What is the area in square units represented by the model?

• 96 square units

• 88 square units

• 20 square units

• 40 square units

The diagram represents the floor of a storage building. The floor is composed of two rectangles. What is the area of the floor in square yards?

A construction company created a model of a rectangular playground they will build. The first column of the model has been divided into squares of equal size. The construction company will finish their model by dividing each column into squares of the same size. What is the area in square units represented by the model?

• 96 square units

• 88 square units

• 20 square units

• 40 square units

Each strip of the diagram is shaded to represent a fraction of 1 whole. The fractions represented are —

• equivalent, because the shaded area of Strip B is greater than the shaded area of Strip A

• not equivalent, because Strip A has 4 parts in all and Strip B has 8 parts in all

• equivalent, because the shaded area of Strip A is the same as the shaded area of Strip B

• not equivalent, because Strip A has 3 shaded parts and Strip B has 6 shaded parts

• A
• B
• C
• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Find the shaded area. 

• 5/16 square foot

• 12/50 square foot

• 12/10 square foot

• 10/50 square foot

Find the area of the rectangle.

• 40 square units

• 4 square units

• 9 square feet

• 16 1/4 square feet

• 20 1/4 square feet

• 8 2/4 square feet

Jasmine's garden plot is in the picture shown. She needs to know the area of her rectangular garden plot to plan which seeds to plant. Find the area of the rectangular garden plot. HINT: What are our standards about?