Perimeter and Area of Composite Figures

What is the area of this shape?

What is the Perimeter of this Composite Figure?

• 44 cm

• 42 cm

• 35 cm

• 41 cm

What is the area of this composite figure?

• 104 mi

• 70 mi

• 38 mi

• 76 mi

What is the perimeter of the figure?

• 30 units

• 32 units

• 24 units

• 36 units

What is the Area of this Composite Figure?

• 54 in

• 188 in

• 116 in

• 76 in

What is the area of the composite figure?

• 80 cm²

• 16 cm²

• 96 cm²

• 32 cm²

Farmer Bob needs to build a fence to keep his chickens in the yard.  The yard is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide.  How much fence will he need?  
(THINK, is he finding the area or the perimeter?)
Draw and label the picture

• 800 square feet

• 120 feet

• 60 feet

• 600 square feet

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

Find the area of the composite shape.

• 24 units²

• 20 units²

• 21 units²

Which measurement is best for determining the distance walking around the edge of a park?

• area

• perimeter