Areas and Perimeters

Learn about working out areas and perimeters in practical situations. This course is ideal for beginners.

Introduction

Area is the amount of space contained within the boundaries of a flat surface.

An area is always calculated in squared units (unit2).

Area in squares - the area is easily calculated in squares.

Example: In a grid of 10 x 10, 4 shapes can be different but occupy the same number of squares. They would all have the same area.

When calculating the area of a square or rectangle, we need to consider its dimensions, specifically its length and width. 

Calculating the area - Area = length × width