1. Name ____________________________________ Date __________________
Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Portsmore Period _________ Unit 9 Lesson 5 Composite Figures
TB 10-3 / OC 6-3
VOCABULARY DEFINITION EXAMPLE
A figure (or shape) that
can be divided into
more than one of the
Composite Figure
basic figures is said to
be a composite figure
Melissa just finished painting her room and wants to put in a new carpet. To do this,
she needs to find the area of her room. Below is the layout of Melissa's room.
Break the polygon up into 2 parallelograms
Area = lw Area = lw
Area = 12 x 9 Area = 5x3
Area = 108 Area = 15
Area = 108 + 15
Area = 123 ft2

2. Georgia is planting daises in her garden. To buy the seeds, she needs to
know the area of her garden. Use the figure below to find the area of
Georgia's garden.
Area = lw Area = ½bh
Area = 3x6 Area = ½x3x2
Area = 18 Area = 3
Area = 18 + 3
Area = 21 ft2

3. Area = lw Area = lw
Area = 12 x 9 Area = 5x3
Area = 108 Area = 15
Area = 108 + 15
Area = 123 ft2
Area = lw Area = bh
Area = 4x6 Area = 2x4
Area = 24 Area = 8
Area = 108 + 8
Area = 116 ft2

4. Mary is planning to put carpet in her bedroom. She will place carpet everywhere
except for her closet. The carpet costs $2.50 per square foot. How much will it cost
Mary to carpet her bedroom?
Area = lw Area = lw
Area = 9 x 12 Area = 3 x 2.5
Area = 108 Area = 7
Area = 108 - 7
Area = 101 ft2
X $2.50 per square foot
$252.50
It will cost Mary $252.50 to carpet her bedroom except for her closet.

5. Name ____________________________________ Date __________________
Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Portsmore Period _________ Unit 9 Lesson 5 Composite Figures
TB 10-3 / OC 6-3
VOCABULARY DEFINITION EXAMPLE
Composite Figure
Melissa just finished painting her room and wants to put in a new carpet. To do this,
she needs to find the area of her room. Below is the layout of Melissa's room.
Break the polygon up into ____ ______________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = _________________ + _______________
Area = _________________

6. Georgia is planting daises in her garden. To buy the seeds, she needs to
know the area of her garden. Use the figure below to find the area of
Georgia's garden.
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = _________________ + _______________
Area = _________________

7. Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = _________________ + _______________
Area = _________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = _________________ + _______________
Area = _________________

8. Mary is planning to put carpet in her bedroom. She will place carpet everywhere
except for her closet. The carpet costs $2.50 per square foot. How much will it cost
Mary to carpet her bedroom?
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = __________________________ Area = __________________________
Area = _________________ - _______________
Area = _________________
X $2.50 per square foot