Finding the Area of Rectangles and Squares

Nicole uses tiling to find the total area of the two rectangles shown. Each unit square is 1 square foot. Which expressions can be used to find the area, in square feet, of Nicole's rectangles?

Dan is planning to build a square porch attached to the side of his house. After the porch is built, he would like to cover the floor with 1-foot square tiles. The diagram shows the measurements of the porch and lawn where he plans to build. How many tiles will he need to cover the porch floor?

• 72 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 26 feet

• 36 square feet

Portia draws this shape. What is the area of the shape? Show your work.

What is the area of this rectangle?

• 50 square centimeters

• 50 square inches

• 15 square inches

• 15 square centimeters

Mathematical Equivalence

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What is the area of this figure?

• 40 square units

• 40 units

• 40

What is the area of the rectangle?

• 48 sq feet

• 48 sq inches

• 28sq feet

• 28 feet

Mrs. Mueller has a swimming pool. What is the area of her pool?

• 11 yards

• 11 square yards

• 24 yards

• 24 square yards

The rug is 4 feet long and 8 feet wide.

What is the area of the rug?

• 32 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 30 square feet

• 64 square feet