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Area of an L-shaped figure

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Find the area of the big rectangle, then subtract the cut-out corner.

  1. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 5 cm by 3 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 8 cm by 8 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  2. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 5 cm by 1 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 9 cm by 7 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  3. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 6 cm by 6 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 9 cm by 8 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  4. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 5 cm by 3 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 7 cm by 8 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  5. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 1 cm by 3 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 8 cm by 6 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  6. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 7 cm by 3 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 14 cm by 12 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  7. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 2 cm by 2 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 6 cm by 11 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  8. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 4 cm by 3 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 12 cm by 8 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  9. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 1 cm by 13 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 10 cm by 16 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  10. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 7 cm by 2 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 12 cm by 11 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  11. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 4 cm by 2 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 14 cm by 13 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  12. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 10 cm by 7 cm out of a corner of a rectangle that is 12 cm by 14 cm. What is the area of the floor?
  13. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 13 m by 14 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 17 m by 16 m. What is the area of the floor?
  14. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 7 m by 10 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 16 m by 12 m. What is the area of the floor?
  15. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 15 m by 4 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 20 m by 12 m. What is the area of the floor?
  16. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 7 m by 7 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 21 m by 10 m. What is the area of the floor?
  17. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 30 m by 22 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 39 m by 35 m. What is the area of the floor?
  18. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 24 m by 12 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 36 m by 18 m. What is the area of the floor?
  19. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 19 m by 19 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 31 m by 22 m. What is the area of the floor?
  20. An L-shaped floor is made by cutting a rectangle that is 37 m by 27 m out of a corner of a rectangle that is 39 m by 42 m. What is the area of the floor?
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Answer key: Area of an L-shaped figure

  1. 49 cm²
  2. 58 cm²
  3. 36 cm²
  4. 41 cm²
  5. 45 cm²
  6. 147 cm²
  7. 62 cm²
  8. 84 cm²
  9. 147 cm²
  10. 118 cm²
  11. 174 cm²
  12. 98 cm²
  13. 90 m²
  14. 122 m²
  15. 180 m²
  16. 161 m²
  17. 705 m²
  18. 360 m²
  19. 321 m²
  20. 639 m²