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Please help me find the area of compound shapes?!??!

Please help me find the area of compound shapes?!??!-example-1
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User Thupten
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Answer:

27cm²

Explanation:

Chop the irregular shape into two rectangles!

(I divided by the inner corner next to the 5cm mark across to the side with no label at all on the left)

6x2=12 (longer rectangle)

5x3=15 (shorter rectangle)

12+15=27cm²

I hope this helps! :)

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