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Area of a shape made from a rectangle and a triangle

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Find the area of each part, then add.

  1. A shape is a rectangle 2 cm long and 2 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 2 cm side and its height is 5 cm. What is the total area?
  2. A shape is a rectangle 6 cm long and 6 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 6 cm side and its height is 4 cm. What is the total area?
  3. A shape is a rectangle 2 cm long and 4 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 4 cm side and its height is 5 cm. What is the total area?
  4. A shape is a rectangle 6 cm long and 6 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 6 cm side and its height is 5 cm. What is the total area?
  5. A shape is a rectangle 6 cm long and 6 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 6 cm side and its height is 3 cm. What is the total area?
  6. A shape is a rectangle 6 cm long and 8 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 8 cm side and its height is 6 cm. What is the total area?
  7. A shape is a rectangle 2 cm long and 2 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 2 cm side and its height is 6 cm. What is the total area?
  8. A shape is a rectangle 5 cm long and 6 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 6 cm side and its height is 7 cm. What is the total area?
  9. A shape is a rectangle 3 cm long and 8 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 8 cm side and its height is 8 cm. What is the total area?
  10. A shape is a rectangle 5 cm long and 10 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 10 cm side and its height is 10 cm. What is the total area?
  11. A shape is a rectangle 8 cm long and 6 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 6 cm side and its height is 7 cm. What is the total area?
  12. A shape is a rectangle 3 cm long and 8 cm wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 8 cm side and its height is 3 cm. What is the total area?
  13. A shape is a rectangle 19 m long and 6 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 6 m side and its height is 6 m. What is the total area?
  14. A shape is a rectangle 19 m long and 12 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 12 m side and its height is 14 m. What is the total area?
  15. A shape is a rectangle 7 m long and 14 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 14 m side and its height is 14 m. What is the total area?
  16. A shape is a rectangle 17 m long and 12 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 12 m side and its height is 19 m. What is the total area?
  17. A shape is a rectangle 12 m long and 8 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 8 m side and its height is 12 m. What is the total area?
  18. A shape is a rectangle 19 m long and 20 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 20 m side and its height is 35 m. What is the total area?
  19. A shape is a rectangle 11 m long and 18 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 18 m side and its height is 20 m. What is the total area?
  20. A shape is a rectangle 15 m long and 30 m wide with a triangle on one end. The triangle's base is the 30 m side and its height is 24 m. What is the total area?
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Answer key: Area of a shape made from a rectangle and a triangle

  1. 9 cm²
  2. 48 cm²
  3. 18 cm²
  4. 51 cm²
  5. 45 cm²
  6. 72 cm²
  7. 10 cm²
  8. 51 cm²
  9. 56 cm²
  10. 100 cm²
  11. 69 cm²
  12. 36 cm²
  13. 132 m²
  14. 312 m²
  15. 196 m²
  16. 318 m²
  17. 144 m²
  18. 730 m²
  19. 378 m²
  20. 810 m²