Understand Area
Decide if each is a unit square. Write yes or no.
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Yes
Write the area of the shaded figure.
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15 square ft
Find the area.
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_____ square units
32 square units
Find the area, in square units of the figure
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Area= 6 x (____ +____)
= (6x____) + (6x____)
= _____ + _____
Area= ____ square units
Area= 6 x (__4__ +__4__)
= (6x__4__) + (6x___4_)
= __24___ + __24___
Area= _48___ square units
Find the area of each rectangle. Then find the total area.
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Rectangle A: _____ square ft
Rectangle B: _____ square ft
Total Area: _____ square ft
Rectangle A: _8____ square ft
Rectangle B: ___30__ square ft
Total Area: __38___ square ft
Decide if each is a unit square. Write yes or no.
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Write the area of the shaded figure.
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20 square cm
Find the area.
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____ square units
63 square units
Find the area, in square units of the figure
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Area= 5 x (____ +____)
= (5x____) + (5x____)
= _____ + _____
Area= ____ square units
Area= 5 x (__5__ +___2_)
= (5x__5__) + (5x__2__)
= __25___ + __10___
Area= __35__ square units
Find the area of each rectangle. Then find the total area.
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Rectangle A: _____ square ft
Rectangle B: _____ square ft
Total Area: _____ square ft
Rectangle A: _14____ square ft
Rectangle B: __25___ square ft
Total Area: __39___ square ft
Estimate the area of the shaded figure in square units.
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about______ square units
about 36 square units
A carpet is 4 feet long and 6 feet wide. What units should you use for the area?
square feet
The area of a rectangular garden is 28 square feet. If the garden is 7 feet long, how wide is the garden?
____ feet
4 feet
Find the area by using the Distributive Property. Shade the grid to match your work.
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Area= 5 x (____ +____)
= (5x____) + (5x____)
= _____ + _____
Area= ____ square units
3 columns of boxes should be shaded in
Area= 5 x (_5___ +_3___)
= (5x__5__) + (5x__3__)
= __25___ + ___15__
Area= __40__ square units
Find the area of each rectangle. Then find the total area.
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Rectangle A: _____ square cm
Rectangle B: _____ square cm
Total Area: _____ square cm
Rectangle A: __16___ square cm
Rectangle B: __36___ square cm
Total Area: __52___ square cm
Estimate the area of the shaded figure in square units.
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about ______ square units
about 17 square units
One grid square represents one square inch. What is the area of the shaded rectangle?
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_____ square units
32 square units
Find the area.
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____ square cm
28 square cm
Find the area by using the Distributive Property. Shade the grid to match your work.
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Area= 3 x (____ +____)
= (3x____) + (3x____)
= _____ + _____
Area= ____ square units
4 columns of box should be filled in
Area= 3 x (_10___ +_4___)
= (3x__10__) + (3x__4__)
= __30___ + ___12__
Area= __42__ square units
Break apart the shape into rectangles. Find the total area.
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_____ square meters
10 square meters
Karen says that the area of the shaded figure is about 10 square units. Is this estimate greater than or less than the actual area? Explain.
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Less than; There are 10 completely shaded squares. There are also some partially shaded squares, so the total area is greater than 10 square units.
What is the area of the figure?
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14 square in.
Janice is laying square tiles on the kitchen floor. Each tile has a side length of 1 foot. She uses 10 rows of 9 tiles to completely cover the floor. What is the area of the kitchen floor?
_____ square feet
90 square feet
A rectangular platform is 17 feet ling and 6 feet wide. Explain how to use Distributive Property to find the area. What is the area of the platform?
Answers may vary.
Break apart the 17 into 10+7. Then find 6x(10+7). 60+42=102. The area is 102 square feet.
Lee's floor is a shape that is made of two rectangles. The total area of the shape is 36 square feet. One rectangle has an area of 12 square feet. What is the area of the second rectangle?
_____ square feet
24 square feet