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How can the areas of certain shapes be found? What are the meanings of surface area and volume and how can surface area and volume be found

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Answer:Well, to find the area of a:square and rectangle you multiply (Length x Width) the formula is (LxW)triangle you multiply (Base x Height) Γ· 2 the formula is (BxH/2)The meaning of area is: the number of unit squares that can be contained in an object.The meaning of volume is: the number of unit cubes that completely fill up a solid figure such as an ice cube. To find the surface area of an object you:Multiply the length times the width. (of only one side)But for a triangle you multiply the base times the height, then divide the answer by 2 ( of only one side)To find the volume you multiply the length times width times height.But for a triangle you multiply the base times height.Hope I helped ; )