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Calculating Areas of Rectangles

Calculating Areas of Rectangles

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, English, Science

5th - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains how to find the area of a composite figure by dividing it into two rectangles, A and B. It details the process of calculating the area of each rectangle by multiplying their respective lengths and widths. The tutorial also covers how to determine the dimensions of rectangle B using given line segments. Finally, it demonstrates how to add the areas of both rectangles to find the total area of the figure.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in finding the area of the given figure?

Measure the angles of the figure

Find the diagonal of the figure

Divide the figure into two rectangles

Calculate the perimeter of the figure

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

Subtract the width from the length

Divide the length by the width

Multiply the length by the width

Add the length and width

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of rectangle A if its length is 20 cm and width is 8 cm?

200 cm²

180 cm²

28 cm²

160 cm²

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the length of line St determined?

By subtracting the length of line QR from line pu

By adding the lengths of lines QR and pu

By measuring directly with a ruler

By dividing the length of line pu by 2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of rectangle B if its length is 7 cm and width is 6 cm?

20 cm²

13 cm²

42 cm²

60 cm²

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total area of the figure?

202 cm²

160 cm²

42 cm²

180 cm²

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