Area and Perimeter of Composite Shapes Area of Composite Figures Decomposing

This is a fun resource of composite shapes piled up to make a skyscraper challenge. Students find the area and perimeter of each composite shape by finding missing sides and splitting into rectangles.

These worksheets are in centimetres. Click here for inches.

There are 2 versions so that you can print in color or black and white.

✦ Objectives:

To practice:

• finding the area and perimeter of rectangles.
• finding the area and perimeter of composite shapes by decomposing into rectangles.
• finding the area and perimeter using metric measurements.
• addition and multiplication methods

✎ Contents:

This resource includes:

• Worksheet 1 – the Skyscraper with 9 composite “L” shapes to find the area and perimeter of by decomposing into 2 rectangles.
• Worksheet 2 – the student answer sheet.
• All answers and working are included.
• Teachers Notes

✽ Directions:

Print out the worksheet and answer sheet for each student.

They can be printed in color or black and white.

✦ Notes:

All units in this resource are centimetres.

These questions are suitable for use without a calculator.

All answers are included.

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