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A rectangle is 6 cm by 4 cm. What is its area?
Answer & why
Answer: 24
6 × 4 = 24 square centimeters.
Grade 3 · Math
Find rectangle area
Find the area of a rectangle by multiplying side lengths.
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Question 1
A rectangle is 4 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 20
- 22
- 19
- 21
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 20
Area = length × width = 4 × 5 = 20 square centimeters.
Question 2
A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 140
- 142
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- 138
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 140
Area = length × width = 14 × 10 = 140 square centimeters.
Question 3
A rectangle is 2 cm long and 10 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 20
- 18
- 24
- 23
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 20
Area = length × width = 2 × 10 = 20 square centimeters.
Question 4
A rectangle is 2 cm long and 2 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 4
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- 3
- 7
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 4
Area = length × width = 2 × 2 = 4 square centimeters.
Question 5
A rectangle is 9 cm long and 13 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 118
- 117
- 115
- 120
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 117
Area = length × width = 9 × 13 = 117 square centimeters.
Question 6
A rectangle is 7 cm long and 14 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 98
- 96
- 97
- 100
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 98
Area = length × width = 7 × 14 = 98 square centimeters.
Question 7
A rectangle is 12 cm long and 7 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 84
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- 88
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 84
Area = length × width = 12 × 7 = 84 square centimeters.
Question 8
A rectangle is 2 cm long and 4 cm wide. What is its area in square centimeters?
- 9
- 7
- 8
- 10
A hint
Count how many square units cover the surface.
Answer & why
Answer: 8
Area = length × width = 2 × 4 = 8 square centimeters.