Area
Maths: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.2
Area of Rectangles
The area is the amount of space inside a shape.
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Area of a rectangle
- The area of a rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width.
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Area of rectangle example
Area of Composite Shapes
The area is the amount of space inside a shape. A composite shape can be made when two or more shapes are put together.
Area of a composite shape
- The area of a composite shape is equal to the area of the two shapes added together.
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Splitting up a composite shape
- You can work out the area by splitting it into two rectangles.
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Label shapes
- I can label each rectangle.
- I will label one rectangle A.
- And I will label the other rectangle B.
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Find the areas of each rectangle
- The area of rectangle A = 5 × 3 = 15 m2
- The area of rectangle B = 4 × 6 = 24 m2
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Find the area of the shape
- The area of the composite shape can be found by adding the areas of rectangle A and rectangle B together.
Test yourself on Area
What is the area of the rectangle below?
What is the area of the rectangle below?
What is the area of the rectangle below?
What is the area of the rectangle below?
What is the area of the rectangle below?