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This document discusses area and units of area measurement. It provides examples of finding the area of squares and rectangles using counting square units or the length x width formula. Different units of area are defined for measuring small, medium, and large spaces - square millimeters for fingernails, square centimeters for papers/drawings, square meters for rooms/gardens, and square kilometers for large land areas. Practice problems are given to find the area of various shapes using the appropriate units.

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Area

This document discusses area and units of area measurement. It provides examples of finding the area of squares and rectangles using counting square units or the length x width formula. Different units of area are defined for measuring small, medium, and large spaces - square millimeters for fingernails, square centimeters for papers/drawings, square meters for rooms/gardens, and square kilometers for large land areas. Practice problems are given to find the area of various shapes using the appropriate units.

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ZOOM CLASS IN

MATHEMATICS 3
MENTAL DRILL

_____________________
16 square units _____________________
7 square units

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12 square units _____________________
3 square units
AREA
AREA
 Counting the number of square units in a
figure means getting the area of that figure.
 We can also use the formula length × width to
find the area of squares and rectangles.
EXAMPLE 1: Find the area of the square.

SOLUTIONS:
EXAMPLE 2: What is the area of the square
below?
SOLUTIONS:
EXAMPLE 3: Find the area of the rectangle.

SOLUTIONS:
WHAT IS A UNIT OF AREA?
 A unit of area tells how much space a shape
actually takes up.
There are different types of units of area:

 Square millimeter is used for really small


objects like a fingernail. We usually write it in
shorter way like this: mm²
There are different types of units of area:

 Square centimeter can be used for measuring


small surfaces like papers, pictures, or
drawings. Square centimeter is often written as
cm².
There are different types of units of area:

• Square meter is used for bigger spaces like


areas of rooms, houses, gardens, and fields.
We can write it as m2.
There are different types of units of area:

 Square kilometer is used for really large areas


of land. For square kilometers, the
abbreviation is km².
LET’S
PRACTICE
YOUR
SKILL!
Give the appropriate unit of measure for the following:
 Brian wanted to measure the area of their dining table, what
appropriate unit will he use?
 square centimeter
 To measure the area of the plaza, what appropriate unit of
measure should Maria use?
 square meter
 The appropriate unit of measure to get the area of a
rectangular lake is __________.
 square meter
 The appropriate unit of measure to get the area of a
handkerchief.
 square centimeter
FIND THE AREA OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. 9 cm 2.

9 cm 20 cm

𝑨=𝟖𝟏𝒄𝒎𝟐 𝑨=𝟏𝟔𝟎𝒄𝒎𝟐
8 cm

3. 4.
6m
2m

5m
𝑨=𝟏𝟎 𝒎𝟐
6m

𝑨=𝟑𝟔𝒎𝟐

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