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Grade 3 Math - Find the area of rectangles and squares

Learn how to find the area of rectangle and square. The area of a square or rectangle is given by the product of its length and width. For a square length will be same as width. The resources on this page will help you learn the formulas to find the area of rectangle and square. Watch the videos and learn the concept and improve your skills using the third-grade mathematics worksheets on “Area” available on the site.

The apps, sample questions, videos and worksheets listed below will help you learn Area of rectangles and squares.




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  • How do you find the area?
  • To find the area of a rectangle multiply its height by its width. For a square you only need to find the length of one of the sides (as each side is the same length) and then multiply this by itself to find the area.

  • How do you solve an area problem?
  • To find the area of a rectangle or a square you need to multiply the length and the width of a rectangle or a square. There are different units for perimeter and area The perimeter has the same units as the length of the sides of rectangle or square whereas the area’s unit is squared.

  • How do you find the area of a triangle?
  • To find the area of a triangle, multiply the base by the height, and then divide by 2. The division by 2 comes from the fact that a parallelogram can be divided into 2 triangles. For example, in the diagram to the left, the area of each triangle is equal to one-half the area of the parallelogram.

  • How do you find the length?
  • To find the width, multiply the length that you have been given by 2, and subtract the result from the perimeter. You now have the total length for the remaining 2 sides. This number divided by 2 is the width.

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