How to find the area of a rectangle - SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative
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If a rectangle has an area of 15 meters and a width is 3 meters, what is the length?
If a rectangle has an area of 15 meters and a width is 3 meters, what is the length?
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width.
We know the width and area but not the length:
Divide 15 by 3 to find the length, 5 meters.
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width.
We know the width and area but not the length:
Divide 15 by 3 to find the length, 5 meters.
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Aaron and his family just moved into a new house. He wants to figure out the size of his new room. It is a rectangle. One side is 12 feet and the other side is 10 feet. What is the area of his new room?
Aaron and his family just moved into a new house. He wants to figure out the size of his new room. It is a rectangle. One side is 12 feet and the other side is 10 feet. What is the area of his new room?
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width 
.
The question tells us that the length is 12 feet and the width is 10 feet.
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width
The question tells us that the length is 12 feet and the width is 10 feet.
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If Tim draws a rectangle with a long side of 8 mm and a short side of 4 mm, what is the area?
If Tim draws a rectangle with a long side of 8 mm and a short side of 4 mm, what is the area?
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length (8mm) by the width (4mm).
Therefore, the area is 
.
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length (8mm) by the width (4mm).
Therefore, the area is
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What is the area of the above rectangle?
What is the area of the above rectangle?
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To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (8) and shorter side (3) together.
To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (8) and shorter side (3) together.
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John needs a tablecloth that covers his entire dining room table. The tabletop measures 4 feet by 7 feet. Which of the following tablecloths should John buy?
John needs a tablecloth that covers his entire dining room table. The tabletop measures 4 feet by 7 feet. Which of the following tablecloths should John buy?
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The tablecloth measurements are areas, shown by the 
units in the answer choices. Since the tabletop is 4 ft by 7 ft, John needs a tablecloth with an area of AT LEAST 
.
is the only answer choice that meets that requirement.
The tablecloth measurements are areas, shown by the
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A rectangular birthday cake (shown in the diagram) measures 8 inches by 12 inches. The cake is then divided into four identical rectangular slices. What is the area of each slice?
A rectangular birthday cake (shown in the diagram) measures 8 inches by 12 inches. The cake is then divided into four identical rectangular slices. What is the area of each slice?
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What is the area of the above rectangle?
What is the area of the above rectangle?
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To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (12) and the shorter side (3) together.
To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (12) and the shorter side (3) together.
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A rectangle has a perimeter of 
. One of its sides has a length of 
.
What is the area of the rectangle?
A rectangle has a perimeter of
What is the area of the rectangle?
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The perimeter of a figure is the sum of the lengths of all its sides. Every rectangle has two sets of two equal-length sides. One set of sides is 
each, or 
when added together.
We subtract 
from the total 
perimeter to find the lengths of the remaining sides.
Since there are two remaining sides, the length of each of the remaining sides must be 
.
The area of a rectangle is given by multiplying the length of its longer side by the length of its shorter side.
The perimeter of a figure is the sum of the lengths of all its sides. Every rectangle has two sets of two equal-length sides. One set of sides is
We subtract
Since there are two remaining sides, the length of each of the remaining sides must be
The area of a rectangle is given by multiplying the length of its longer side by the length of its shorter side.
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What is the AREA of the rectangle in the figure?
What is the AREA of the rectangle in the figure?
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Because the question asks you to find the AREA of the rectangle, you are looking to figure out how much space the rectangle covers. You find the area of rectangle by multiplying the length of the rectangle times the width. So 
, or 
Therefore the correct answer is 
.
Because the question asks you to find the AREA of the rectangle, you are looking to figure out how much space the rectangle covers. You find the area of rectangle by multiplying the length of the rectangle times the width. So
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What is the area of the above rectangle?
What is the area of the above rectangle?
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To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (7) and the shorter side (5) together.
To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (7) and the shorter side (5) together.
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What is the area of the rectangle?
What is the area of the rectangle?
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the width by the length.
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the width by the length.
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What is the area of the rectangle?
What is the area of the rectangle?
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length of the longer side by the shorter side.
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length of the longer side by the shorter side.
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What is the area of the above rectangle?
What is the area of the above rectangle?
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To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (
) and the shorter side (
) together.
To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the longer side (
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What is the area of the blue rectangle?
What is the area of the blue rectangle?
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To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the length by the width:
To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the length by the width:
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Tim's mom wants to put new tiles in their kitchen. She bought enough tiles to fit a 
square foot room. Tim measures the size of the kitchen and finds that one wall is 
feet long and the other wall is 
feet long. Has his mom purchased enough tiles to complete the entire floor in the kitchen? In your answer, include the square footage of the kitchen, according to Tim's measurements.
Tim's mom wants to put new tiles in their kitchen. She bought enough tiles to fit a
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To find the area of a rectangle, you need to multiply the length times the width.
Tim measured the kitchen and found the two walls to be 
ft. and 
ft. To find the area we need to plug those numbers into our formula:
We know that Sam's mother only ordered enough tiles to fill a 
square foot room, so she does NOT have enough tiles to fill the kitchen.
To find the area of a rectangle, you need to multiply the length times the width.
Tim measured the kitchen and found the two walls to be
We know that Sam's mother only ordered enough tiles to fill a
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What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 
, and a width of 
?
What is the area of a rectangle with a length of
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Write the formula to find the area of a rectangle.
Write the formula to find the area of a rectangle.
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Why is this shape a rectangle?
Why is this shape a rectangle?
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A rectangle has 
sides, and the opposite sides have to be equal.
A rectangle has
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Why is this shape a circle?
Why is this shape a circle?
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A circle is a round shape, with no sides or edges.
A circle is a round shape, with no sides or edges.
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Why is this shape a pentagon?
Why is this shape a pentagon?
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A pentagon has 
sides.
A pentagon has
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Why is this shape a hexagon?
Why is this shape a hexagon?
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A hexagon has 
sides.
A hexagon has
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