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Find the area of Compound Shapes
Find the area of compound shapes based on rectangles on a grid.
Explore how the formula works for finding a rectangle’s area.
Information
- Estimate the total area.
- Fill the rectangles with unit blocks
- Calculate the area of each rectangle
- Sum the rectangle areas to find the total area.