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Question 2

Calculate the area of these rectangles by filling in the boxes.

a A 3 cm by 12 cm rectangle.
  Area = × width
= 12 ×
= cm²
  check answer for question 2a.
b A 4 m by 7 m rectangle.
  Area = length × width
= 7 ×
= m²
  check answer for question 2b.
c   A 7 cm by 6 cm square.  
  Area = ² check answer for question 2c.