Finding the Area of a Square
or Rectangle
Here is a rectangle. The area is all the space inside
the rectangle. To find the area follow the steps
10cm
5cm
1. Find or Measure the length along the bottom of
the rectangle. In this case it is 5cm.
2. Find or Measure the height of the rectangle. In
this case it is 10cm.
3. Finally Multiply these two numbers. So do 5 times
10 =