Composite Shapes Rectangles and Triangles

Find the area of the given figure. (Figure with a combination of triangles and rectangles)

• The area of the figure is the average of the areas of all the individual shapes

• The correct answer for the total area of the figure is the sum of the areas of all the individual shapes.

• The area of the figure is the perimeter of the figure

• The area of the figure is the sum of the perimeters of all the individual shapes

Calculate the total area of the composite figure shown. (Figure with a combination of rectangles and triangles)

• The answer will depend on the specific measurements of the composite figure.

• The total area is impossible to calculate

• The total area is always 100 square units

• The total area is equal to the sum of the areas of all the shapes

Determine the area of the shaded region in the composite figure. (Figure with overlapping shapes)

• The area of the shaded region is the average of the areas of all the individual shapes

• The area of the shaded region is the sum of the areas of all the individual shapes

• The area of the shaded region is the same as the area of the largest individual shape

• The correct answer for the area of the shaded region in the composite figure is the calculated value after subtracting the area of the overlapping portion from the sum of the areas of all the individual shapes.

If the base of a triangle is 8 cm and the height is 6 cm, what is the area of the triangle?

• 24 square cm

• 10 square cm

• 48 square cm

• 14 square cm

What shapes create this composite figure?

• Rectangle

• Triangle

• Circle

• All of the above

What shapes create this composite figure?

• triangle and rectangle

• triangles and rectangles

• triangles and rectangle

What is the area of this composite figure?

• 27 in²

• 36 in²

• 18 in²

• I have no idea

Find the area of the composite figure

• 40

• 9

• 49

• 61

What shapes create this composite figure?

• 2 rectangles

• One rectangle

• Not enough information to determine the amount of shapes

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