How it works
Cover a shape with squares. No gaps and no overlaps.
Count the squares to find the area.
The squares must all be the same size.
Worked examples
Cover a floor
- A floor is 4 tiles wide and 4 tiles long.
- 4 × 4 = 16.
- It takes 16 tiles.
Gaps
- One floor has a gap between tiles.
- Gaps mean it is not covered properly.
- Choose the floor with no gaps.
A card
- A card is 3 cm by 3 cm.
- 3 × 3 = 9 squares.
- Its area is 9 square centimeters.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Each square is 1 tile. How many tiles cover the floor? ___
- Count the squares. How many cover the card? ___
- Each square is 1 square foot. How many square feet cover the rug? ___
- Which rug is covered by 12 squares?
- Count both. Which rug has the bigger area?
Words to know
- overlap
- To cover part of another.
- gap
- An empty space between.