Using multiplication to find area Let’s Learn Together
1 We can use our times tables facts to calculate the area of rectangular shapes quickly. This rectangle has three rows of five squares.
The area is 3 × 5 = 15 cm 2
2 This shape is made from two different rectangles.
The area is 9 × 4 + 5 × 8 = 36 + 40 = 76 cm 2
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