Finding the Area

of a Rectangle
3.MD.C.6 and 3.MD.C.7a
Try it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able
to purchase enough paint, Liam needs to know what
the area of the wall is. Liam measures the wall. It is 9
feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
wall? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Try it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able
to purchase enough paint, Liam needs to know what
the area of the wall is. Liam measures the wall. It is 9
feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
wall? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Try it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able
to purchase enough paint, Liam needs to know what
the area of the wall is. Liam measures the wall. It is 9
feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
wall? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Try it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able
to purchase enough paint, Liam needs to know what
the area of the wall is. Liam measures the wall. It is 9
feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
wall? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Try it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able
to purchase enough paint, Liam needs to know what
the area of the wall is. Liam measures the wall. It is 9
feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
wall? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Discuss it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able to purchase enough
paint, Liam needs to know what the area of the wall is. Liam measures the
wall. It is 9 feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the wall?
9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9 =

9 feet
12+12+12+12+12+12+12+12+12

12 feet
Connect it!
Liam wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. To be able to purchase enough
paint, Liam needs to know what the area of the wall is. Liam measures the
wall. It is 9 feet tall and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the wall?
9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9 =
9 x 12 = 1 0
8
9 feet
12+12+12+12+12+12+12+12+12
10
12 x 9 =
8
12 feet
Practice…
Jayla wants to put a picture in a frame. In order to
buy the right size frame, she needs to know what size
the picture is. She measures the picture. It is 5 inches
tall and 7 inches wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
picture? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Practice…
Jayla wants to put a picture in a frame. In order to
buy the right size frame, she needs to know what size
the picture is. She measures the picture. It is 5 inches
tall and 7 inches wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
picture? What is the problem
about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Practice…
Jayla wants to put a picture in a frame. In order to
buy the right size frame, she needs to know what size
the picture is. She measures the picture. It is 5 inches
tall and 7 inches wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:

picture? What is the problem

about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Practice…
Jayla wants to put a picture in a frame. In order to
buy the right size frame, she needs to know what size
the picture is. She measures the picture. It is 5 inches
tall and 7 inches wide. What is the area of the
3 Reads:
What is the problem
picture? about?
What is the problem
asking?
What values are needed to
Practice…
Jayla wants to put a picture in a frame. In order to buy the right size frame,
she needs to know what size the picture is. She measures the picture. It is 5
inches tall and 7 inches wide. What is the area of the picture?
Practice…
Jayla wants to put a picture in a frame. In order to buy the right size frame,
she needs to know what size the picture is. She measures the picture. It is 5
inches tall and 7 inches wide. What is the area of the picture?

5+5+5+5+5+5+5 =

5x7=
5 inches

7 inches
Your turn!
Tristan wants to know if his tablet will fit in a case he wants to buy.
In order to find out if it will fit, he needs to know what the area of
the tablet is. He measures the picture. It is 10 inches tall and 8 inches
wide. What is the area of the tablet?