The total area of a compound shape is found by adding up the areas of the rectangles that have created the whole shape. This may be done in more than one way. The calculation may use a subtraction of ...

Want to find the area of shapes based on rectangles? Estimate the area of a shape based on rectangles on a grid. Next, place rows and columns of squares inside two rectangles to work out the correct ...

There are 10 squares contained in this shape. The area of the shape is 10 cm 2. The area of each square is 1 cm 2. There are 12 squares contained in this rectangle. The area of the rectangle is 12 cm ...