Composite Area Review Practice

How do you find the area of a triangle?

• base times height

• length times width

• base times height divided by two

• the total of the bases multiplied by the height then divided by two

How do you find the area of a trapezoid?

• base times height

• length times width

• base times height divided by two

• the total of the bases multiplied by the height then divided by two

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

Identify the shapes in the composite figure.

• Right Triangle

• Rectangle

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Isosceles Triangle

Identify the shapes in the composite figure.

• Right Triangle

• Rectangle

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Isosceles Triangle

Calculate the area of the composite shape.

Calculate the area of the composite shape.

Calculate the area of the composite shape.

Calculate the area of the composite shape.

Find the BASE & HEIGHT of the parallelogram. 
(Must choose 2 answers)

• BASE: 13

• BASE: 15 1/4

• BASE: 14

• HEIGHT: 15 1/4

• HEIGHT: 14