Area
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Area is the size of a surface.
About Area
- If a rectilinear shape is drawn on a grid the area can be found by counting the number of squares inside the shape.
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| The shape has 20 squares inside it, so the area is 20 squares. | This shape has an area of 14 squares. | This shape has an area of 15 squares. |