Question

Sort the folowing shapes in the increasing order of their area, if the dimensions are given in the bracket.

• A. Square (5)
• B. Rectangle (6, 2)
• C. Rectangle (5, 3)
• D. Square (7)
• E. Rectangle (9, 5)

Answer 1

Area of square of side 5 cm = 5 $\times$ 5 = 25 sq. cm
Area of rectangle of length 6 cm and breadth 2 cm = 6 $\times$ 2 = 12 sq. cm
Area of rectangle of length 5 cm and breadth 3 cm = 5 $\times$ 3 = 15 sq. cm
Area of square of side 7 cm = 7 $\times$ 7 = 49 sq. cm
Area of rectangle of length 9 cm and breadth 5 cm = 9 $\times$ 5 = 45 sq. cm