Tiling 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 total area of the shape?

• 24 square feet

• 40 square feet

• 39 square feet

• 64 square feet

Jasmine's garden plot is in the picture shown. She needs to know the area of her rectangular garden plot to plan which seeds to plant. Find the area of the rectangular garden plot. HINT: What are our standards about?

• A
• B
• C
• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Find the area of the rectangle.

• 40 square units

• 4 square units

Find the shaded area. 

• 5/16 square foot

• 12/50 square foot

• 12/10 square foot

• 10/50 square foot