Counting squares

1 Countthesquaresineachshapetofindthearea.

A

Theareais squares.

B C

Theareais squares. Theareais squares.

Whichshapehasthegreatestarea?

2 Whatistheareaoftheshadedpartoftheshape?

Theareais squares.

3 Hereisakitchentile.

a) Whatareaofthetileisblue? squares

b) Whatareaofthetileiswhite? squares

c) Whatisthetotalareaofthetile? squares

4 Thesetwoshapesaremadeupofsquaresofthesamesize.

Whoiscorrect?

Explainhowyouknow.

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These two shapeshave the same area.

The first shape is bigger as it takes up more space.

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7 NijahandEvaaremakingshapes.

Theyeachuse6squares.

Nijah’s shape Eva’s shape

The area of Nijah’s shape is equal to the area of Eva’s shape.

Isthistrueorfalse?

Howdoyouknow?

8 Whatistheareaofeachshape?

area= squares area= squares

5 Hereisarectangle.

a) Therectanglehas rowsand columns.

b)Whatistheareaoftherectangle? squares

c)Howdidyouworkoutthearea?

6 Findtheareaofeachrectangle.

A

A= squaresB= squaresC = squares

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BC