This math skill teaches how to calculate the area of an irregular shape presented on a grid by counting the number of grid tiles that the shape covers.
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Area of a shape on a grid
Test your understanding of area of a shape on a grid by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's find the area of this shape on the grid
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Area is the number of tiles that cover the shape
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So let's number each tile in the shape
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Now we can count them and find that our area is 7