Area of Composite Figures

What is a composite figure?

• a shape

• a shape made of smaller shapes

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

What is the area of the shaded region?

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 4 cm²
• 16 cm²
• 8 cm²
• 12 cm²

Find the area of the composite figure

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of the composite figure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. (Use "sq. ft" as your units)

Find the area of the figure shown. (Use "sq. units" as your units)
*HINT: There are 2 figures here! How could you find the total area? 
1. Find the area of the rectangle
2. Find the area of the triangle
3. Add the areas together!

The diagram shows one side of a storage barn. This side needs to be painted. Find the total area to be painted.

• 333.4 ft²
• 467.4 ft²
• 345.4 ft²
• 572.4 ft²

Find the area of the composite figure. Use 3.14 for π.

(Use "sq. m" as your units)

Find the area of the shape. (Use sq. in. as your units & use 3.14 for π)