4-11 Area Models Lesson

4-11 Area Models Lesson

How to Solve Irregular Shapes

• First, partition the shape into rectangles.

• Solve for the missing sides if needed.

• Find the area of each rectangle.

• Add the products to find the total area of the irregular shape.

Draw on your Board/Paper

• First, make a cut to split the shape into rectangles or squares.

• Find the area of each new shape.

• Use the formula for area.

• A = l x w