Area of Rectangles and Squares

Front

What is the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = length × width

Front

What is the formula for calculating the area of a square?

Back

Area = side × side (or side²)

Front

If a rectangle has a length of 5 km and a width of 3 km, what is its area?

Back

15 sq km

Front

If a square has a side length of 12 cm, what is its area?

Back

144 sq cm

Front

What units are commonly used to measure area?

Back

Square units (e.g., square meters, square kilometers, square centimeters, square miles)

Front

How do you convert square kilometers to square meters?

Back

1 sq km = 1,000,000 sq m

Front

How do you convert square miles to square kilometers?

Back

1 sq mi ≈ 2.58999 sq km

Front

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 10 m and a width of 4 m?

Back

40 sq m

Front

If the area of a rectangle is 24 sq cm and the width is 4 cm, what is the length?

Back

6 cm (Area = length × width, so length = Area / width)

Front

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 8 km and a width of 2 km?

Back

16 sq km