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Activity 1 Square Unit

Learn how to estimate the area of a figure using a square unit.

Area is the number of square units needed to cover a figure without any
overlapping. A square unit (sq un) is a square that is 1 unit long and 1 unit wide.
Count the number of centimeter squares in the rectangle below.

1 cm
1 cm

The area is 21 square centimeters.

1 . Estimate the area of each figure. Each unit is 1 square centimeter.

a. b. c.

12 sq cm sq cm sq cm
d. e. f.

6 full squares
cover the
blue parts.

sq cm sq cm sq cm

42
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