Area of Composite and Overlapping

The _________ of a figure is the amount of surface covered by the figure. You can find it by counting the number of units that cover the figure with no overlaps or gaps.

• perimeter

• area

• length

• weight

made up of two or more figures

• area

• perimeter

• formula

• unit square

• composite figure

number of square units needed to cover a figure without overlapping

• area

• perimeter

• formula

• unit square

• composite figure

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5A

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 20 sq cm

• 4 sq cm

• 30 sq cm

• 24 sq cm

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

What is the area of this composite shape?

• 80 cm2

• 16 cm2

• 96 cm2

• 32 cm2

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

What is the area of this shape?

• 48 cm2

• 48 m2

• 78 cm2

• 98 cm2

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 4 cm2

• 16 cm2

• 8 cm2

• 12 cm2

Jane is planting a rectangular rose garden.  In the centre of the garden, she puts a smaller rectangular patch of grass.  The grass is 2 feet by 2 feet.  What is the area of the rose garden?

• 82 ft²

• 6 ft²

• 88 ft²

• 94 ft²

A composite shape is made of two rectangles. The first rectangle has an area of 15 cm², and the second rectangle has an area of 10 cm². What is the total area of the composite shape?

• 25 cm²

• 20 cm²

• 30 cm²

• 35 cm²

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

A composite shape is made of a rectangle and a triangle. The rectangle has an area of 20 cm², and the triangle has an area of 10 cm². What is the total area of the composite shape?

• 30 cm²

• 25 cm²

• 35 cm²

• 40 cm²

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7D