Area of the section

Area of the section

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This task is about calculating length and area.
Below is a plan of the Randolf's property.

a) How long, in metres, is the garden? __________m
 
b) How long, in metres, is the drive? __________m
 
c) How many square metres is the pool? __________m2
 
d) How many square metres is the house? __________m2
   
e) How many square metres of lawn are there on the property? __________m2

 

Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
area, composite shapes, rectangles, squares, unit squares
Description of task: 
Students calculate the area of lawn, deck, house, patio, pool drive and garden of a section.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Measurement sense, sets 7-8
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
    Y9 (05/1997) Y10 (05/1997)
a) 50 moderate easy
b) 25 moderate easy
c) 150 difficult moderate
d) 375 difficult difficult
e) 525 very difficult very difficult