Area of a shape made from a rectangle and a triangle
Find the area of each part, then add.
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A shape is a rectangle 6 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?
Answer: 18 cm²
A shape is a rectangle 5 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 4 cm. What is the total area?
Answer: 28 cm²
A shape is a rectangle 6 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 3 cm. What is the total area?
Answer: 15 cm²
Tip: Find the area of each part, then add.
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