Optional extension: Area of rectangles and compound shapes
This Grade 3 worksheet practices optional extension: Area of rectangles and compound shapes.
Supplementary content deliberately selected by the teacher; no reviewed Alberta requirement or mastery credit for this grade is claimed.
2 problems · answer key on the last page · each version has different numbers · Print from the browser
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- A rectangle has an area of 18 square metres. The rectangle is 3 metres long. How many metres wide is the rectangle? — answer: 6
- The shape below is made of two rectangles. Lengths are in centimetres. What is the area, in square centimetres, of the shape? — answer: 33
Questions teachers ask
- How many problems are on this worksheet?
- 2 on one page, with the answer key on the last page.
- What grade and standard is it for?
- Grade 3.
- Can I print more than one version?
- Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.
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