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Grade 7

9.06 Area of composite shapes

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Think about the shape shown below.

A composite shape is made up of two rectangles labeled $A$A and $B$B. Scale lines indicate the dimensions of the composite shape. Rectangle $A$A is vertically oriented with a height measuring $17$17 $cm$cm and a width measurement of $4$4 $cm$cm. Rectangle $B$B has a given width measuring $6$6 $cm$cm, while the height is not labeled. Rectangle $B$B is attached to the right side of the rectangle $A$A and positioned such that its bottom side is $3$3-$cm$cm from the bottom of rectangle $A$A and its top side is $6$6-$cm$cm from the top of rectangle $A$A.
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Find the area of rectangle $B$B.

b

Now, calculate the total area of the given shape.

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Think about the shape shown below.

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Think about the shape shown below.

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1min

Find the area of the given shape.

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1min
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7.E2.2

Solve problems involving perimeter, area, and volume that require converting from one metric unit of measurement to another.

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