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Squares Cover a Shape

Area tells how many square units fit inside a shape. You can count the squares that cover the shape completely.

In the picture

  1. Badge 1 sits on one yellow square tile.
  2. Badge 2 sits on the blue string rectangle around the four tiles.
  3. Badge 3 sits on a faint grid line of the paper.

Examples

  • A floor covered with square tiles.
  • A chessboard made of small squares.

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Maths, Age 10