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3rd grade

Course: 3rd grade > Unit 10

Lesson 6: Decompose figures to find area
Math
3rd grade
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Decompose figures to find area
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Decompose figures to find area

CCSS.Math: 3.MD.C.7, 3.MD.C.7d
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Problem

The figure below is made of 2 rectangles.
An 8-sided shape made up of 2 rectangles. The top rectangle has a length of 9 centimeters and a width of 3 centimeters. The bottom rectangle has a length of 8 centimeters and a width of 4 centimeters.
What is the area of the figure?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
start text, space, s, q, u, a, r, e, space, c, m, end text
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