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In this activity, we will be finding the areas of rectangles in cm².

 

Example

Find the area of the rectangle below with a length of 12 cm and width of 11 cm.

 

The area of a rectangle = the length x the width

 

pink rectangle

 

Answer

We multiply together the length by the width.

12 cm × 11 cm = 132 cm²

 

Don't forget to put the units of measurement!

When calculating area, the answer will be in squared units, for example cm2.

 

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