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Area Measurement and Data—
Essential Question How can you use a formula to find the area of 4.MD.A.3
a rectangle? MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
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The base, b, of a two-dimensional figure can be any side.

The height, h, is the measure of a perpendicular line
segment from the base to the top of the figure. Perpendicular lines and
perpendicular line segments
form right angles.
h h
b
b h
b
Area is the number of square units needed to cover a flat
surface without gaps or overlaps. A square unit is a square
that is 1 unit long and 1 unit wide. To find the area of a figure,
count the number of square units inside the figure. 1 unit
1 unit 1 unit
How are the base, height, and area of a rectangle related?
1 unit
Complete the table to find the area.

Figure Base Height Area

5 units

1. What relationship do you see among the base, height, and

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area? Talk
Look for Structure How
do you decide which side
of a rectangle to use as
the base?

2. Write a formula for the area of a rectangle. Use the letter A

for area. Use the letter b for base. Use the letter h for height.

Formula:

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 Use a Formula You can use a formula to find the area.
A = b × h You can think of the base
and height of a rectangle
↑ ↑ ↑ height as length (l) and width (w),
area base height since the length and width
base are perpendicular. You can
write the formula for the
Examples Use a formula to find the area of a area (A) of a rectangle as
A = l × w.
rectangle and a square.

A 6 ft B 2m

2 ft 2m

A= b × h A= b × h

=_×_ =_×_

=_ =_

The area is ___. The area is ___.

Try This! Write a formula for the area of a square.

Use the letter _ for area.

Use the letter _ for the length of a side.

Formula: _____

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Rectangle: Square:
Find the area of the rectangle or square. A=b×h A=s×s

2. 7 in. 3. 4. 8 ft
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only know the length of
one side is 23 feet.
Find the area of the rectangle or square.
5. 6. 7. 2 cm

13 ft 13 yd 20 cm
5 ft
13 yd

Practice: Copy and Solve Find the area of the rectangle.

8. base: 16 feet 9. base: 9 yards 10. base: 14 centimeters

height: 6 feet height: 17 yards height: 11 centimeters

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11. DEEPER
Terry’s rectangular yard is 15 12.
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meters by 18 meters. Todd’s rectangular yard Carmen sewed a square baby quilt that
is 20 meters by 9 meters. How much greater measures 36 inches on each side. What is
is the area of Terry’s yard than Todd’s yard? the area of the quilt?

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13. SMARTER Nancy and Luke are drawing

plans for rectangular flower gardens. In Nancy’s
plan, the garden is 18 feet by 12 feet. In Luke’s
plan, the garden is 15 feet by 15 feet. Who drew
the garden plan with the greater area? What is
the area?
a. What do you need to find?

b. What formula will you use?

c. What units will you use to write the answer?

d. Show the steps to solve the problem. e. Complete the sentences.

The area of Nancy’s garden is

______.
The area of Luke’s garden is
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__ garden has the greater area.

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14. DEEPER Victor wants to buy fertilizer 15. SMARTER Tuan is an artist. He is
for his yard. The yard is 35 feet by painting on a large canvas that is 45 inches
55 feet. The directions on the bag of wide. The height of the canvas is 9 inches
fertilizer say that one bag will cover less than the width. What is the area of
1,250 square feet. How many bags of Tuan’s canvas?
fertilizer should Victor buy to be sure
that he covers the entire yard?

______ __ square inches

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Name
Lesson 13.2
Area
COMMON CORE STANDARD—4.MD.A.3
Solve problems involving measurement and
conversion of measurements from a larger unit
Find the area of the rectangle or square. to a smaller unit.

1. 12 ft 2. 8 yd 3. 15 m

3m

9 ft 8 yd

A=b×h
= 12 × 9
108 square feet

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Solving
4. Meghan is putting wallpaper on a wall 5. Bryson is laying down sod in his yard to grow
that measures 8 feet by 12 feet. How much a new lawn. Each piece of sod is a 1-foot by
wallpaper does Meghan need to cover 1-foot square. How many pieces of sod will
the wall? Bryson need to cover his yard if his yard
measures 30 feet by 14 feet?

______ ______

6. WRITE Math Think about what you know about perimeter

and area. Describe how to find the perimeter and area of your
classroom.
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1. Ellie and Heather drew floor models of their 2. Tyra is laying down square carpet pieces
living rooms. Ellie’s model represented in her photography studio. Each square
20 feet by 15 feet. Heather’s model carpet piece is 1 yard by 1 yard. If Tyra’s
represented 18 feet by 18 feet. Whose floor photography studio is 7 yards long and
model represents the greater area? How 4 yards wide, how many pieces of square
much greater? carpet will Tyra need?

Spiral Review (4.NBT.B.5, 4.NF.B.4c, 4.MD.A.3)

3. Typically, blood fully circulates through 4. Each of the 28 students in Romi’s
the human body 8 times each minute. How class raised at least $25 during the
many times does blood circulate through jump-a-thon. What is the least amount
the body in 1 hour? of money the class raised?

5. What is the perimeter of the shape below 6. Ryan is making small meat loaves. Each
if 1 square is equal to 1 square foot? small meat loaf uses 3_4 pound of meat. How
much meat does Ryan need to make 8 small
meat loaves?
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