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Area

This is the total surface space occupied by a figure. Area can be

found after knowing how long and wide the object is.

The length is the longer side of an object while width is the

shorter side.

Length (L)

Width (W)

Area is calculated by multiplying the longest side (length) by
the shorter side (width). The length is represented by letter L

and with is represented by letter W. [ L x W ]

Basic units for area are square units e.g. cm , m , km etc.
2
2
2

Volume

Volume is the space occupied by an object (in 3 dimensions).

Volume is measure in cubic units i.e. cm , m or mm .
3
3
3
There are two types of shaped objects namely;

1. Regular shaped objects

2. Irregular shaped objects