Composite Figures

Jeff drew a circle inside a square, as shown below.  Which method can Jeff use to find the area of the square not covered by the circle?

• Subtract the area of the circle from the area of the square.
• Subtract the area of the square from the area of the circle.
• Subtract 1/4 the area of the square from the area of the circle.
• Subtract 1/4 the area of the circle from the area of the square.

To find the area of a composite figure you must break the irregular figure into common shapes then find the area of each shape and 

• subtract them
• add them together
• multiply them
• divide them

The label for area is 

• units squared
•  units
• you do not need a label.

Find the area of the composite figure

• 40
• 9
• 49
• 61

 What is the area of the arrow?

• 17 in2
• 40 in2
• 52 in2
• 61 in2

What is the area of this figure?

• 60 square inches
• 78 square inches
• 68 square inches
• 76 square inches

Find the area of the composite figure.

• 100
• 400
• 137.5
• 175