Finding Area of a Rectangle and Square

Find the AREA of this figure.

• 160 square feet

• 160 feet

• 160

• 1600 feet

What is the area of this rectangle?

• 26 centimeters

• 40 square centimeters

• 35 square centimeters

• 13 centimeters

What is the area of this 5cm by 8cm rectangle?

• 40 square cm

• 40 cm

• 40

• 13

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

• Length + Length + Length + Length

• Length + Width

• Length x Width

• Width x Width

• Area

• Perimeter

• Neither

• Both

A rectangular folder is 6 inches wide and 8 inches long. What is its area?

Bonus Question! The rectangles below have the same area. What is the perimeter of the brown rectangle?

Fill in the blanks. The figures both have an area of _____. The __________ has a greater perimeter.

• 13 sq. units; rectangle

• 24 sq. units; rectangle

• 24 sq. units; square

• 36 sq. units; square

• 36 sq. units; rectangle

True or False: Both figures have an area of 24 units.

• True

• False

What operation do you use when finding area?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division