1. Find the total area of the garden. (Hint: Split up the composite shape into shapes that you can find the area of!) (1 point)
2. Explain how you found the total area of this composite shape. (2 points)
6’ 3‘ 3’ 5‘ 3’
1. To find the total area of the garden, we first need to split up the composite shape into smaller shapes. The garden can be split into a rectangle with dimensions 6' x 3' and a smaller rectangle with dimensions 3' x 5'.
2. To find the area of each rectangle, we multiply the length by the width.
The area of the larger rectangle is: 6' x 3' = 18 square feet.
The area of the smaller rectangle is: 3' x 5' = 15 square feet.
Adding the areas of the two rectangles together, we get: 18 + 15 = 33 square feet.
Therefore, the total area of the garden is 33 square feet.