Foundations of Area
Area
Finding the Area of Large Rectangles and Squares
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What is the formula used to find the area of a square or rectangle? 

A= L x W

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Mr. Kealy wanted to measure each desk and find its area. He measured its length at 2 ft and width at 3ft. 

Draw a model of the desk and create an equation for the area. 

Drawing 

3x2= 6ft sq

200

When measuring her desk, Rachel noticed its side dimensions were 3f by 4ft. If she wanted to push 4 desks together what would the total area of all 4 desks be?  

3x4 = 12ft sq

12 x 4 = 48ft sq

400

A rectangle side lengths measure 8 ft by 18 ft. 

What is the area of the rectangle? 

8 x 18 = 144 ft sq

400

9 year olds by 1 student

500

Create shapes with the following areas

8 units sq

12 units sq

check picture 

500

A rectangle side lengths measure 26 ft by 5 ft. What is the area of the rectangle? 

26 x 5 = 130 ft sq

20 x 5 = 100

6 x 5 = 30 

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