Estimate Area with Unit Squares

Estimate the area of this figure (hint: count the squares, two half squares make one whole square)

• About 14 square units

• About 8 square units

• About 10 square units

• About 20 square units

Tony has a square garden. One of the sides is 7 yards long. What is the area of his garden?

• 14 square yds

• 28 square yds

• 49 square yds

• I don't have enough information to find the area of this shape.

Find the area.

• 24 square cm

• 28 square cm

• 32 square cm

• 36 square cm

Jeff made this tile pattern. The tiles are 1 square inch. What color covers the least area?

How would you find the area of this shape?

• Count the outside squares.

• Count the columns.

• Count the rows.

• Count the squares.

Find the area.

Danisha drew this rectangle with an area of 56 square feet. She labeled one side as 8 feet, but she forgot to label the other one. What should she label the unknown side?

• 6 feet

• 7 feet

• 8 feet

• 7 square feet

The number of unit squares needed to cover a space with no gaps or overlaps is called

• multiplication

• area

• division

• perimeter

Estimate the area of the shape.

What is the Area of the Shape?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8