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Measuring Shapes: Calculating Area (2)

In this worksheet, students calculate the areas of rectangles in cm².

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'Measuring Shapes: Calculating Area (2)' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 11+ worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Maths and Numerical Reasoning

Curriculum subtopic:   Perimeter and Area

Popular topics:   Area worksheets

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Worksheet Overview

In this worksheet, find the areas of rectangles in cm².

 

Example

Find the area of the rectangle.
Multiply the length by the width.

 

Rectangle area 11 cm
12 cm  
 
cm2

 

 

Answer

We multiply together the length by the width.

12 cm × 11 cm = 132 cm²

We just write 132 in the answer box.

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