BFF The area is a measure of the space that a shape covers. To find the area count the squares inside the rectangle: 'n There are 48 squares inside the rectangle. 'n The area of each square is 1 cm². The area of the rectangle is 48 cm² Yeah, that was tricky. Try this: If the boxes on the grid paper represent a 1cm × 1cm square, what is the area of the rectangle? 11:41 AM ​