Understanding the Area of Composite Figures

Understanding the Area of Composite Figures

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
6.G.A.1, 3.MD.C.7B, 3.MD.C.7D

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mia Campbell

Used 17+ times

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Standards-aligned

CCSS.6.G.A.1
,
CCSS.3.MD.C.7B
,
CCSS.3.MD.C.7D
CCSS.4.MD.A.3
,
The video tutorial explains how to calculate the area of composite figures by breaking them into simpler shapes. It covers three examples: a hexagon with a rectangle and parallelogram, a figure solved using both addition and subtraction methods, and a figure with three parts including triangles. The tutorial demonstrates step-by-step calculations and different approaches to find the area of complex shapes.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of a rectangle with dimensions 8 cm by 6 cm?

48 square cm

56 square cm

72 square cm

64 square cm

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the area of a parallelogram?

Base times height

Length times width

Base times slant height

Base times width

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total area of a composite figure made of two identical rectangles each measuring 4 m by 9 m?

36 square m

72 square m

54 square m

100 square m

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a rectangle measures 14 m in length and 2 m in height, what is its area?

28 square m

24 square m

30 square m

32 square m

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the subtraction method used for in calculating areas?

To add areas of different shapes

To subtract the area of a missing section from a larger shape

To divide a shape into smaller parts

To multiply the dimensions of a shape

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the area of a large rectangle measuring 14 m by 11 m?

160 square m

140 square m

150 square m

154 square m

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of a rectangle with dimensions 10 m by 15 m?

150 square m

140 square m

160 square m

170 square m

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

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