Area / Perimeter Worksheet
1 a. Find the area of this rectangle.
 
        
        
        
1 b. Draw a rectangle with an area of 36 square units.
 
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
2 a. Find the area of this rectangle.
 
        
        
2 b. Find the area of this rectangle.
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
3 a. Find the area of this rectangle.
 
    
    
    
    
    
3 b. Find the area of this rectangle.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Answer Key

1 a.  The area is 24 square units.

 
1 b.  Answers vary. All the possibilities for the number of rows and columns are listed below. Some of them may not fit into the grid provided.

1 row, 36 columns OR
2 rows, 18 columns OR
3 rows, 12 columns OR
4 rows, 9 columns OR
6 rows, 6 columns OR
9 rows, 4 columns OR
12 rows, 3 columns OR
18 rows, 2 columns OR
36 rows, 1 column

 
2 a.  The area is 16 square units.

 
2 b.  The area is 42 square units.

 
3 a.  The area is 20 square units.

 
3 b.  The area is 24 square units.

 

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