Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Geometry V

Area

Area is the number of square units

needed to cover a flat surface. 1 square unit

Yo u can find the area of some figures

by counting squares.

9 square units 24 square units 17 square units

Sometimes you need to count half squares

to find the area of a figure.

6 whole squares 
4 half squares

6 
 2  8

8 square units

Find the area of each figure.

Think

4 half squares 

2 whole squares

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