Common Core: 3rd Grade Math : Measurement & Data

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 3rd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #532 : Geometry

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #533 : Geometry

What is the area of the rectangle? 


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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #173 : Quadrilaterals

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #321 : Measurement & Data

What is the area of the rectangle? 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #174 : Quadrilaterals

Emily is digging a garden in her backyard that is  meters long and  meters wide. What is the area of her garden? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #535 : Geometry

Tim is going to retile his bathroom floor. His bathroom is  meters long and  meters wide. What is the area that he will retile? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #71 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Charlie just moved into a new house with a fenced in yard. The fence is  meters long and  meters wide. What is the area of his yard? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #71 : Rectangles

There is a park in Hannah's new neighborhood that is  meters long and  meters wide. What is the area of the park? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #71 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Angie has a pool in her backyard that is  meters long and  meters wide. How much space does the pool take up in her backyard? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

Example Question #161 : Geometric Measurement: Understanding Concepts Of Area And Relating Area To Multiplication And To Addition

Sandy has a pool in her backyard that is  meters long and  meters wide. How much space does the pool take up in her backyard? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find area is . We are given the length and the width from the problem, so we can plug those values into our equation and solve. 

*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units. 

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