Understanding Area of Rectangles

Understanding Area of Rectangles

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video tutorial explains how to determine the area of a rectangle, emphasizing that area represents the number of square units that fit inside a shape. It introduces the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle as length multiplied by width. The tutorial also provides a method to derive the formula by examining a smaller rectangle. Finally, it demonstrates calculating the area of a rectangle with given dimensions, highlighting the importance of including units in the calculation.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the area of a rectangle represent?

The length of the rectangle

The perimeter of the rectangle

The number of square units that fit inside the rectangle

The width of the rectangle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle?

Length - Width

Length x Width

Length + Width

2 x (Length + Width)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you forget the area formula, what should you understand to derive it?

The concept of volume

The concept of area

The concept of perimeter

The concept of length

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many square units fit inside a rectangle with dimensions 2 units by 3 units?

4 square units

8 square units

6 square units

5 square units

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an easier way to obtain the area of a rectangle?

Multiplying the length by the width

Subtracting the width from the length

Adding the length and width

Dividing the length by the width

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the dimensions of the given rectangle in the example?

5 cm by 10 cm

7 cm by 12 cm

6 cm by 8 cm

4 cm by 9 cm

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it useful to leave the units in the calculation?

To make the calculation easier

To remind us that the units will be square units

To convert the units to meters

To check the perimeter

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of the given rectangle with dimensions 7 cm by 12 cm?

96 square centimeters

84 square centimeters

64 square centimeters

72 square centimeters

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 84 square centimeters represent in the context of the given rectangle?

The perimeter of the rectangle

The volume of the rectangle

The length of the rectangle

The number of square centimeters that fit inside the rectangle