Area of a shape made of two rectangles
Find the area of each rectangle, then add.
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A garden is made of two rectangles that do not overlap: one is 4 cm by 4 cm and the other is 2 cm by 6 cm. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: 28 cm²
A garden is made of two rectangles that do not overlap: one is 5 cm by 6 cm and the other is 5 cm by 5 cm. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: 55 cm²
A garden is made of two rectangles that do not overlap: one is 3 cm by 2 cm and the other is 4 cm by 5 cm. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: 26 cm²
Tip: Find the area of each rectangle, then add.
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