IXL | Area of compound figures made of rectangles

What is the area of this figure?

5 cm

7 cm

8 cm

15 cm

3 cm

8 cm

square centimeters

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question

What is the area of this figure?

6 ft

2 ft

8 ft

square feet

solution

Divide the figure into rectangles:

6 ft

2 ft

8 ft

Start with rectangle

Rectangle

is 8 feet wide and 6 feet tall.

Multiply:

The area of rectangle

is 48 square feet.

Look at rectangle

Rectangle

is 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall.

Multiply:

The area of rectangle

is 4 square feet.

Now add the areas of the two rectangles:

The area is 52 square feet.

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Lesson: Area of compound shapes

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