08-NelsonMathGr5-Chap08

6/24/04

3:29 PM

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CHAPTER 8

You will need

4
Goal

Reflecting

centimetre
grid paper

Area Rule for

Rectangles

1. Will the area rule in Part D work for calculating the

area of all rectangles? Explain why or why not.

a 30 cm
ruler

Develop and explain a rule for calculating

the area of a rectangle.

2. If you wanted to calculate the area of a full-page

advertisement, would you use a grid or the area rule?
Explain your choice.

advertisements

Jose designed four different newspaper advertisements

for the school book fair. The newspaper charges by the
square centimetre for advertising space, so Jose wants
to calculate the area of each design.

3. Jose says he cannot use the rule to calculate

the area of this shape. Do you agree? Explain.

Checking

can you calculate the cost

? How
of an advertisement if you know

4. Jose designed two more advertisements for the book fair.

Measure the length and width of each advertisement.
Calculate each area. Use the rule for the area of a rectangle.
Show your work.

its length and width?

Joses Calculation
I measure the length and width
of the smallest design.
I draw it on centimetre grid paper.

a)

b)

Book Fair

The rectangle is made up of five rows of

six squares or six columns of five squares.
This is like a multiplication array.

Practising

5 x 6 = 30
5

5. Calculate the area of each rectangle.

Use the rule for the area of a rectangle. Show your work.
30 cm
a) 13 cm
b)

A. Measure the length and width of each

advertisement.

15 cm
25 cm

B. Draw each rectangle on grid paper.

C. Write the multiplication facts that match each rectangle.
D. How can you calculate the area of a rectangle if you know
its length and width? Write your rule in words.

6. a) Three different rectangles each have an area of 30 cm2.

Predict the side lengths. Use the rule for the area of a rectangle.
b) Do the rectangles all have the same perimeter? Explain.

E. The newspaper charges $5 for each square centimetre of an

advertisement. Which advertisement will cost about $200?

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08-NelsonMathGr5-Chap08

6/24/04

3:29 PM

Page 228

CHAPTER 8

You will need

4
Goal

Reflecting

centimetre
grid paper

Area Rule for

Rectangles

1. Will the area rule in Part D work for calculating the

area of all rectangles? Explain why or why not.

a 30 cm
ruler

Develop and explain a rule for calculating

the area of a rectangle.

2. If you wanted to calculate the area of a full-page

advertisement, would you use a grid or the area rule?
Explain your choice.

advertisements

Jose designed four different newspaper advertisements

for the school book fair. The newspaper charges by the
square centimetre for advertising space, so Jose wants
to calculate the area of each design.

3. Jose says he cannot use the rule to calculate

the area of this shape. Do you agree? Explain.

Checking

can you calculate the cost

? How
of an advertisement if you know

4. Jose designed two more advertisements for the book fair.

Measure the length and width of each advertisement.
Calculate each area. Use the rule for the area of a rectangle.
Show your work.

its length and width?

Joses Calculation
I measure the length and width
of the smallest design.
I draw it on centimetre grid paper.

a)

b)

Book Fair

The rectangle is made up of five rows of

six squares or six columns of five squares.
This is like a multiplication array.

Practising

5 x 6 = 30
5

5. Calculate the area of each rectangle.

Use the rule for the area of a rectangle. Show your work.
30 cm
a) 13 cm
b)

A. Measure the length and width of each

advertisement.

15 cm
25 cm

B. Draw each rectangle on grid paper.

C. Write the multiplication facts that match each rectangle.
D. How can you calculate the area of a rectangle if you know
its length and width? Write your rule in words.

6. a) Three different rectangles each have an area of 30 cm2.

Predict the side lengths. Use the rule for the area of a rectangle.
b) Do the rectangles all have the same perimeter? Explain.

E. The newspaper charges $5 for each square centimetre of an

advertisement. Which advertisement will cost about $200?

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