
Find Area by Decomposing or Completing
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Laura Bonilla
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Find Area by Decomposing or Completing
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Find Area by Decomposing Rectangles
Step 1: Use a line to break apart the figure into two rectangles
Step 2: Find the area of each separate rectangle by multiplying the side lengths
Step 3: Add the areas together
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Find the area of rectangle A. Write a multiplication equation with the answer to solve.
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Find the area of rectangle B. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Find the area of the large figure. Add the areas together. 18 + 9
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Find the area of rectangle C. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Find the area of rectangle D. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Find the area of the large figure. Add the areas together 18 + 15
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Find the area of rectangle E. Write a multiplication equation including the answer.
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Find the area of rectangle F. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Find the area of the large figure. Add the areas together 21 + 9
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Find the areas of rectangle G and H then add the areas together to find the total area for the figure.
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Find the Area by Subtracting
Step 1: Multiply the side lengths to find the area of the large figure.
Step 2: Multiply the side lengths to find the area of the small figure.
Step 3 Subtract the areas to find the area of the shaded part.
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Multiply the side lengths to find the area of the large gray figure. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Multiply the side lengths to find the area of the small white figure. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Subtract the areas to find the area of the shaded figure 56 - 9
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Multiply the side lengths to find the area of the large gray figure. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Multiply the side lengths to find the area of the small white figure. Write a multiplication equation with the answer.
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Subtract the areas to find the area of the shaded figure 30 - 8
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Finding Area by Decomposing Rectangles
You can find area by decomposing or breaking apart a figure.
You can multiply the side lengths of each separate rectangle to find their areas.
You can add the areas together to find the area of the larger figure.
This is also called Additive Area
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Finding Area by Subtracting
You can multiply to find the area of the large figure.
You can multiply to find the area of the small figure.
You can subtract the areas to find the area of the shaded figure.
You can also use the rule: opposite sides of a rectangle are equal to help you solve.
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