Area is one of the most common topics within Functional Skills level 2 maths. Here I show you how to calculate the area of a rectangle, triangle and circle. Calculating area in functional skills level 2 maths is really easy once you know how and will also help with other areas of functional skills maths such as volume.
Area will appear in functional skills and gcse maths exam questions as a standalone question or as part of a bigger, contextualised question, such as how much paint is needed to paint a room. Sometimes in functional skills maths you will see area as part of a scale question or something to do with money, e.g. the price of a plot of land based on the area. knowing how to identify these as part of a bigger functional skills maths level 2 question and how to calculate it is vital for passing your maths functionals skills level 2 exam.
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