Finding the Area

What is the area of the shaded figure? 

• 4 square units 
• 6 square units 
• 10 square units 
• 2 square units 

Find the area of the rectangle.

• 8 square units
• 9 square units
• 10 square units
• 12 square units

Steven has a square garden that he wants to cover with mulch. If one side of the garden is 9 feet long, how much mulch will he need to cover the garden?

• 81 sq. ft.
• 63 sq. ft
• 90 sq. ft.
• 36 sq. ft.

A rectangle has one side that measures 6 feet and the other side measures 4 feet. Which of these cannot be used to find the area of the rectangle?

• 6 + 6 + 6 + 6
• 4 x 6
• 6 x 4

Ms. Tomasina wants to cover her bulletin board with plastic. The bulletin board is pictured above on a grid.

Which is the best way to find the area of the bulletin board? 

• Count the number of units around the bulletin board. 
• Count the total number of squares on the bulletin board. 
• Count the units along the length of the bulletin board and double that number. 
• Count the number of squares along the width of the bulletin board and multiply that number times itself. 

A unit for measuring area.

• area
• square unit
• unit square

What is the area of this figure?

• 40 square units
• 40 units
• 40

Find the AREA of this figure.

• 160 square feet
• 160 feet
• 160
• 1600 feet

Eriasia wanted to put down new tile in her bathroom. Her bathroom had a width of 10 ft and a width of 9 feet. How many square feet of tile should she buy?

• 90 square feet
• 19 square feet
• 38 square feet

What does area mean?

• the distance around a shape
• half the distance around a shape
• the amount of space outside a shape
• the amount of space inside a shape