Finding Area of Composite Figures

Look at the figure below.  What method could be used to find the area of the two-dimensional figure?

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then subtract the areas.

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then multiply the areas.

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then divide the areas.

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then add the areas.

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

Find the area of the figure shown.

• 34 units²

• 960 units²

• 220 units²

• 480 units²

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of the composite figure

• 40

• 9

• 49

• 61

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 14 m²

• 120 m²

• 106 m²

• 134 m²

What do you do if they ask you to find the area of ONLY the SHADED part? 

• Find the area of the shaded, find the area of the not shaded, and then ADD the shaded with the not shaded

• Find the area of the shaded polygon, find the area of the not shaded polygon and then SUBTRACT the shaded from the not shaded

• Find the area of the larger shape

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

Find the area of this composite figure

• 71 cm²

• 72 cm²

• 73 cm²

• 74 cm²

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

Find the area of this composite figure

• 77 m²

• 78 m²

• 79 m²

• 80 m²

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

Find the area of this composite figure

• 6 cm²

• 7 cm²

• 8 cm²

• 9 cm²

What is the area of the green area?

• 195 meters²

• 195 meters

• 30 meters

• 225 meters²

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of the figure

• 43 sq inches

• 102 sq inches

• 37 inches

• 90 sq inches

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1