LET’S TRY ONE
A rectangle is 6 cm by 4 cm. What is its area?
24
6 × 4 = 24 square centimeters.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Find the area of a rectangle by multiplying side lengths.
- Area counts square units that cover a surface; do not add the sides.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Area counts square units that cover a surface; do not add the sides.