Area of Composite Shapes and Parallelograms

Calculate the area of the following composite figure:

• 119 m²

• 89 m²

• 74 m²

• 94 m²

Find the area of the following composite figure:

• 29.12 ft²

• 10.28 ft²

• 16.56 ft²

• 54.24 ft²

Find the area of the following composite figure:

• 960,000 ft²

• 800,000 ft²

• 900,000 ft²

• 840,000 ft²

Calculate the area of the following composite figure:

• 184.5 in²

• 279 in²

• 300 in²

• 150.5 in²

Calculate the area of the following composite figure:

• 37 units²

• 39 units²

• 33 units²

• 40 units²

Calculate the area of the following composite figure:

• 33 units²

• 42 units²

• 30 units²

• 26 units²

Find the area of the following composite figure:

• 90 ft²

• 90 m²

• 117 m²

• 58.5 m²

A composite figure is...

• A figure that is made up of more than one regular shape such as triangles, circles, rectangles, and trapezoids.

• A 3-dimensional figure that must be flattened to find the area.

• A figure often used in essays and musical compositions.

• A shape or drawing that a 2 year old would draw.

What types of plane figures can be used to subdivide a composite figure?

• Rectangles, circles, pentagons, trapezoids, hexagons, octagons

• Circles, ovals, hexagons, octagons, squares, triangles

• Triangles, rectangles, squares, trapezoids, parallelograms, circles, and semicircles

• Triangles, squares, circles, ovals, parallelograms

How can the area of a composite plane figure be determined?

• By adding the areas of the subdivisions

• By subtracting the areas of the subdivisions

• By dividing the areas of the subdivisions

• By multiplying the perimeters of the subdivisions