Finding Area
Distributive Property
Word Problems
Area of Irregular Shapes
Missing Side
100
C
100
3 x 9 = (4 x 3) + (5 x 3)
27 = 12 + 15
Area = 27 sq. cm.
100
Sandra has a sandbox that has a width of 7 feet and a length of 8 feet. What is the total area of her sandbox?
56 sq. inches
100
(3 x 5) + (3 x 1)
15 + 3
Area = 18 square units
100
8 x _____ = 64 sq. units
Missing side = 8 units
200
16 sq. units
200
Use the Distributive Property to find the total area of the rectangle.
28 sq feet
(4x5) + (4x2)
200
How do we calculate the area of a shape?
Area = Length x Width
200
What is the TOTAL area of the above shape?
Area = 64 sq. cm.
200
Missing side length = 8 units
300
What is the area of the blue rectangle?
25 sq. units
300
Using the Distributive Property, find the total area of the rectangle.
(4 x 3) + (4 x 7)
Total area = 40 sq. units
300
Mr. Roach needs to buy a carpet that has an area of 20 square feet. Draw and label a shape that could represent her new carpet.
Any acceptable rectangle that equals 20 sq.feet
300
Area = 42 square meters
300
Missing side length = 10m
400
What is the area of this square?
16 sq. cm.
400
The length of the pool is 10 meters.
400
Determine the area of the irregular shape in square centimeters.
Area = 62 square centimeters
400
A sandbox has a total area of 20 sq. feet. The width is 5 feet long. What is the length of the sandbox?
20 
5 = 4
The length is 4 feet long
500
What is the equation to determine the area of this shape?
8 x 3 = 24 sq. cm.
500
Area = 20 square feet
500
Determine the area of the irregular shape.
Area = 59 sq. cm.
500
Ms. Lanzafame drew a rectangle with a side length of 6 inches and an area of 30 square inches.
What is the other side length?
The other side length is 5 inches.
600
D
600
Use the Distributive Property to find the total area of the rectangle.
6 x 2 = (3 x 2) + (3 x 2) or (3 + 3) x 2
Area = 12 square units
600
Brian has two area rugs in his house. Carpet A is 7 feet by 8 feet and carpet B is 9 feet by 6 feet. Which carpets has the greater area?
Carpet A
600
What is the TOTAL area of the irregular shape above?
Area = 47 sq. cm.
600
Billy Bob tiled his kitchen floor which was rectangular in shape. The length of the kitchen was 9 feet and the total area of the kitchen was 54 square feet.
What was the width of the kitchen?
The other side length = 6 feet