Area of Composite Shapes Lesson Containing Rectangles and Triangles

Find the area of this shape

• 27 $ft^2$

• 30 $ft^2$

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of this triangle

• 24  $cm^2$  

• 30  $cm^2$  

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of this shape

• 49 $ft^2$

• 9 $ft^2$

• 61 $ft^2$

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of this shape

• 111 $m^2$

• 45 $m^2$

• 70 $m^2$

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

What does area mean?

• The distance around a shape

• The amount of space outside a shape

• The amount of space inside a shape

• Half the distance around a shape

Find the area of this rectangle

• 22 $yd^2$

• 49 $yd^2$

• 28 $yd^2$

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Reflect on what you've learned! What is the difference between perimeter and area?