AC9M6M02Year 6MeasurementPractised on site

AC9M6M02 — Year 6 Measurement

Official Curriculum Content Description:

establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Area of Rectangles

A square has side

1

cm. What is its area?

Common mistake: Found the perimeter, not the area (length x width).

Correct Answer:

1\text{ cm}^2

Accepted: A unit is optional (cm^2, cm², sq cm all accepted).

Worked Solution:

Area

= \text{length} \times \text{width} = 1 \times 1 = 1\text{ cm}^2

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