Name: __________________________

Date: ______________

Math 3.8 Number Models for Area I want to order carpet to cover the whole classroom floor. To find out how many square yards of carpet to buy, Jimmy suggested that I tile the entire floor with 1yard squares. So, I decided to place my 1-yard squares in a row along one wall of the room. I found that there are 9 squares in the row. I continued to place my 1yard squares until I had 10 rows. How many 1-yard squares did it take to cover the entire classroom floor?
1 yard square

1) Number of rows: ______ 2) Number of square in each row: ______ 3) Number Model: (Number of rows) (Number of squares in each row) _______ _______ = _______ 4) It took _______ 1-yard squares to cover the classroom floor.

AREA: ___________________________________

The figure below represents an outdoor reading area that I want to cover with rubber tiles. Each tile measures 1 square yard, which means that each square on the grid represents 1 square yard. How many square-yard rubber tiles are needed to cover the entire outdoor reading area?
1 square yard

AREA: ___________________________________

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

Lets try it with Geoboards!

1) 5 by 4 rectangle How many squares are there in a row? _______________ How many equal rows of squares are there inside the rectangle? _____________________ How many squared are there in all? _________________ The area of my rectangle is ________________________.

2)

3 by 6 rectangle How many squares are there in a row? _______________ How many equal rows of squares are there inside the rectangle? _____________________ How many squared are there in all? _________________ The area of my rectangle is ________________________.

3)

4 by 4 rectangle How many squares are there in a row? _______________ How many equal rows of squares are there inside the rectangle? _____________________ How many squared are there in all? _________________ The area of my rectangle is ________________________.