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Planning Zoo Habitats with Area
Grade 3 area practice: multiply side lengths to find the area of rectangular zoo habitats, compare spaces, and solve planning problems.
Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable
Aligned to3.MD.C.7.b
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 13 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Subject
- Math
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students multiply side lengths to find the area of rectangles in square units.
- Students compare the areas of rectangles to solve real-world problems.
- Students explain why multiplying length and width gives the area of a rectangle.
How to use
Use after students have tiled rectangles with unit squares. Let them sketch each habitat on grid paper if they need to, then move on to the planning problems.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Multiply side lengths to find the area of rectangles in real-world problems.
Preview
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Planning Zoo Habitats with Area
Multiply side lengths to find how much space each animal gets.

Habitat floors
Each habitat is a rectangle. Multiply the side lengths to find the area.
6 × 4 = square meters
9 × 5 = square meters
Area = square feet
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