Calculating Area for Real Estate Applications

Maggie Hoso, a Florida licensed real estate instructor, presents a video tutorial on calculating area for rectangles, squares, and triangles, essential for real estate exams. The video covers the importance of area in real estate, provides step-by-step examples for each shape, and explains how to calculate the area of combined shapes. It concludes with additional resources for further learning.

What does the term 'area' represent in real estate?

• The length of a property

• The amount of space inside a given shape or property

• The perimeter of a property

• The width of a property

If a property has a frontage of 75 feet and a width of 130 feet, what is its area?

• 9750 square feet

• 7500 square feet

• 975 square feet

• 1300 square feet

Given a rectangular fence with an area of 500 square feet and a width of 20 feet, what is its length?

• 30 feet

• 20 feet

• 25 feet

• 15 feet

How much will it cost to paint a wall that is 8.5 feet long and 6.25 feet wide if the cost of painting is $1.26 per square foot?

• $66.92

• $66.95

• $66.94

• $66.93

What is the area of a square lot with a width of 42 feet?

• 1849 square feet

• 1684 square feet

• 1764 square feet

• 1600 square feet

If the area of a square fenced yard is 100 square feet, what is the length of each side?

• 8 feet

• 9 feet

• 10 feet

• 11 feet

What is the area of a triangular lot with a base of 106 feet and a height of 82 feet?

• 4463 square feet

• 4436 square feet

• 4346 square feet

• 4364 square feet

A triangular parking lot has a frontage of 63 feet and a height of 98 feet. What is its area?

• 3070 square feet

• 3007 square feet

• 3078 square feet

• 3087 square feet

How do you find the total area of a property with combined shapes?

• Multiply the areas of each shape

• Subtract the area of one shape from the other

• Find the area of each shape and add them together

• Divide the area of one shape by the other

Mary bought a lot in the shape of an L. If one part of the lot is 6x143 feet and the other part is 15x15 feet, what is the total area?

• 1383 square feet

• 1283 square feet

• 1183 square feet

• 1083 square feet