Area in Square Centimeters
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What is the Area in Square Centimeters?
Measuring the area of a shape means that you are measuring the amount of space inside the shape. This is done for a flat object such as a rectangle, square, or triangle and is commonly done in units called square centimeters (cm²). Therefore, when we are asked to find the area in square centimeters of a flat shape, we are basically being asked for the number of 1 cm² squares that can fit into that shape.
For example, the area in square centimeters of the following rectangle is 12 square centimeters. This means that 12 squares, which each measure 1 square centimeter, fit inside that rectangle.
Finding the Area in Square Centimeters of a Rectangle
We can find the area in square centimeters of an object by counting the number of squares within that shape. However, this is not always possible and can take a lot of time, so mathematicians use formulas to calculate the area. To find the area in square centimeters of a rectangle, you can multiply the length by the width using the following formula:
A = l x w
A is the area, l is the length, and w is the width.
Area in Square Centimeters – Example
Looking at the rectangle from earlier, notice that there are 12 squares inside. This means that the area in square centimeters is 12.
We could have also found the same answer using the formula.
A = l x w = 4cm x 3cm =12 cm²
What is the Area in Square Centimeters of the United States?
To find the area of the United States in square centimeters, we can multiply the area of the United States in square kilometers by 10,000,000,000 to convert square kilometers to square centimeters. The area of the United States in square kilometers is 9,834,000 square kilometers (km²). Therefore, if we want to find the area of the United States in square centimeters, we would calculate it like this:
| Area in km² | Factor | Area in cm² |
|---|---|---|
| 9,834,000 | x 10,000,000,000 | 98,340,000,000,000,000 |
Wow!! That’s a huge number!
Area in Square Centimeters – Summary
The area in square centimeters of a flat object is the number of 1 cm² squares that can fit in it.
When finding the area in square centimeters of a rectangle;
- First: ensure that the length and width are in centimeters
- Then: Use the formula area = length x width and multiply the length by the width
- Finally: write your answer followed by cm².
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Transcript Area in Square Centimeters
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Area in Square Centimeters exercise
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What is the area of each room?
HintsTo find the area of a rectangle, we need to multiply the length by the width.
For example, if we were finding the area of this rectangle we would multiply 6 x 3 to get 18cm².
SolutionTo find the area, we multiply the length by the width.
- 5 x 4 = 20; area = 20 cm$^{2}$
- 6 x 4 = 24; area = 24 cm$^{2}$
- 5 x 3 = 15; area = 15 cm$^{2}$
- 7 x 3 = 21; area = 21 cm$^{2}$
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Can you find the missing measurements?
HintsRemember: Area = length x width or A = l x w.
For the room on the left, you are trying to find the area so you need to multiply the length by the width.
For the room on the right, the length is missing. That means that you need to divide the area by the width.
SolutionThe room on the left was missing the area. To find this out we need to:
- multiply the length by the width.
- 6 x 4 = 24.
- Therefore, the area is 24 cm$^{2}$.
- divide the area by the width.
- 20 $\div$ 4 = 5.
- Therefore, the length is 5cm.
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What is the area of each room?
HintsFirst, find the length and the width of each room.
Multiply the length and the width together to find the area.
For example, if we were finding the area of this room we would multiply the length of 4 cm by the width of 3 cm.
- 4 x 3 = 12
- Area = 12 cm$^{2}$
SolutionTo find the area we multiply the length by the width.
12 cm$^{2}$
- The room with a length of 4 cm and a width of 3 cm. 4 cm x 3 cm = 12 cm$^{2}$.
- The room with a length of 6 cm and a width of 2 cm. 6 cm x 2 cm = 12 cm$^{2}$.
- The room with a length of 5 cm and a width of 3 cm. 5 cm x 3 cm = 15 cm$^{2}$.
- The room with a length of 5 cm and a width of 4 cm. 5 cm x 4 cm = 20 cm$^{2}$.
- The room with a length of 10 cm and a width of 2 cm. 10 cm x 2 cm = 20 cm$^{2}$.
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Missing measurements.
HintsTo find the area, multiply the length by the width.
To find the length or the width, divide the area by the measurement you know.
Remember, area measurements always have $^{2}$ at the end.
SolutionWooden board
- We were given the length and the width, so we were finding the area.
- Multiply the length by the width.
- 10 x 10 = 100, therefore the area is 100cm$^{2}$.
- We were given the area and the width, so we were finding the length.
- Divide the area by the width.
- 8 $\div$ 2 = 4, therefore the length is 4 cm.
- We were given the area and the length, so we were finding the width.
- Divide the area by the length.
- 70 $\div$ 10 = 7, therefore the width is 7 cm.
- We were given the length and the width, so we were finding the area.
- Multiply the length by the width.
- 9 x 8 = 72, therefore the area is 72cm$^{2}$.
- We were given the area and the length, so we were finding the width.
- Divide the area by the length.
- 40 $\div$ 8 = 5, therefore the width is 5 cm.
- We were given the area and the length, so we were finding the width.
- Divide the area by the length.
- 150 $\div$ 15 = 10, therefore the width is 10 cm.
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What is the area of the garden?
HintsRemember, area = length x width.
This is the length.
This is the width.
So we need to multiply 4 x 3 to find the area.
SolutionTo find the area we multiply the length by the width, so we multiply 4 x 3 to get 12.
The area therefore is 12 cm$^{2}$.
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Floor plan puzzle.
HintsTo find the length, you need to divide the area by the width.
Remember, the length of the smaller room is half the length of the larger room. You will need this measurement to find the area of the smaller room.
To find the area, multiply the length by the width.
SolutionFirst, we needed to find the length of the larger room.
To do this, we needed to divide the area by the width.
60 $\div$ 5 = 12.
We then needed the length measurement of the smaller room. We were told this was half the length of the larger room.
The length of the larger room is 12 cm, so we need to halve 12.
12 $\div$ 2 = 6.
Now we have the length and the width of the smaller room, we can multiply them to find the area.
6 x 5 = 30.
The area of the smaller room is 30 cm$^{2}$.
