6th Grade Math (Math 6) · Chapter 11 · Lesson 11.3 · Printable PDF

Area of Any Polygon by Cutting It Into Triangles and Rectangles Worksheet with Answer Key

5 problems on area of any polygon by cutting it into triangles and rectangles: a foam letter T, a deck with a trapezoid landing, a paved plaza, a paper airplane dart, and a hayfield surveyed along a baseline. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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What's on the worksheet

  1. Word problem: find the area of a block letter T cut from foam board.
  2. Word problem: find the area of a deck and its trapezoid landing.
  3. Word problem: find the area of a five-sided plaza inside a city block.
  4. Word problem: find the area of a paper airplane shaped like a dart.
  5. Word problem: find the area of a five-sided hayfield from a baseline.

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