Math Grade 2-3

Area: Counting Square Units

Find area by counting equal square units

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Find area by counting equal square units

Math - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Count the square units. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1
    A rectangle made of 3 rows of 4 square tiles.

    A rectangle is covered by 3 rows of square tiles. Each row has 4 tiles. What is the area of the rectangle in square units?

  2. 2
    A shape with 2 rows of 5 square units.

    Count the square units in the shape. The shape has 2 rows of 5 squares. What is its area?

  3. 3
    A shaded square on grid paper with 4 small squares along each side.

    Mia draws a square on grid paper. The square has 4 squares along each side. How many square units are inside the square?

  4. 4
    A garden bed made of 6 equal square units on a grid.

    A garden bed is shown on a grid. It has 6 equal square units total. Write the area of the garden bed.

  5. 5
    A rug covering 15 square tiles.

    A rug covers 15 square tiles on the floor. What is the area of the rug?

  6. 6
    A rectangle with 5 rows of squares and 3 squares in each row.

    A rectangle has 5 rows of squares and 3 squares in each row. What is the area of the rectangle?

  7. 7
    Two shapes: one with 8 square units and one with 10 square units.

    Look at two shapes. Shape A has 8 square units. Shape B has 10 square units. Which shape has the greater area?

  8. 8
    A picture frame with an inside area 2 square units tall and 6 square units wide.

    A picture frame is 2 square units tall and 6 square units wide. What is the area inside the frame?

  9. 9
    Two shapes made of square units, one with 9 squares and one with 12 squares.

    A shape is made of 9 equal square units. Another shape is made of 12 equal square units. How many more square units does the second shape have?

  10. 10
    A shaded rectangle with 4 rows and 2 columns of square units.

    Count the full square units in the shaded rectangle. It has 4 rows and 2 columns. What is the area?

  11. 11
    A tabletop covered with 3 rows of 3 square sticky notes.

    Sam covers a tabletop with square sticky notes. He uses 3 rows of sticky notes with 3 sticky notes in each row. What area does he cover?

  12. 12
    A hallway floor section made of 7 square tiles.

    A hallway floor has a tiled section with 7 square tiles. What is the area of the tiled section?

  13. 13
    A rectangle with 3 rows and 18 total square units.

    A rectangle has an area of 18 square units. It has 3 rows of equal squares. How many squares are in each row?

  14. 14
    A colored grid shape with 5 squares in the top row and 5 squares in the bottom row.

    Nora colors a shape on grid paper. She colors 5 squares in the top row and 5 squares in the bottom row. What is the area of the colored shape?

  15. 15
    Grid paper with a pencil and square tiles for making a shape with area 8 square units.

    Draw or imagine a shape with an area of 8 square units. Explain how you know its area is 8 square units.

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