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Area of Small Rectangles is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on counting squares in a small figure, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.C.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Area of Small Rectangles

3.MD.C.5

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LessonPrint · 3.MD.C.5 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Area of Small Rectangles

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.130 square units
  2. 2.256 square units
  3. 3.182 square units
  4. 4.156 square units
  5. 5.130 square units
  6. 6.224 square units
  7. 7.289 square units
  8. 8.225 square units

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.MD.C.5 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.