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Area and perimeter basics

Area and perimeter basics

Rectangle on a centimetre grid, 4 cm by 3 cm, with the inside shaded for area and arrows around the outside for perimeter

Area is the amount of space inside a shape. Perimeter is the total distance around the outside.

Area and Perimeter Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
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Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel GCSE Maths Area and Perimeter for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

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