Area of an L-shaped figure
Find the area of each rectangle and add them.
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An L-shaped floor is made from a 7 m by 7 m rectangle joined to a 9 m by 10 m rectangle, with no overlap. What is the total area in m²?
Answer: 139
An L-shaped floor is made from a 10 m by 5 m rectangle joined to a 4 m by 7 m rectangle, with no overlap. What is the total area in m²?
Answer: 78
An L-shaped floor is made from a 11 m by 7 m rectangle joined to a 9 m by 12 m rectangle, with no overlap. What is the total area in m²?
Answer: 185
Tip: Find the area of each rectangle and add them.
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