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Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Review • Choose a strategy for each problem. Explain or check your thinking where requested.

Sample questions

  1. A 12-by-7 meter rectangle has a 2-by-3 meter corner removed. Draw and solve using two different decompositions. Explain why they agree.
  2. All lengths are in meters. The dashed corner is missing from the solid-outlined floor. Find the floor area by subtracting a rectangle.
  3. Find the area of the solid-outlined shape. A student added the dashed missing corner instead of subtracting it. Explain the error.
  4. A 9-by-7 meter rectangle has a 3-by-3 meter corner removed. Draw and solve using two different decompositions. Explain why they agree.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.G.A.1. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 6.G.A.1 — Area of triangles and polygons

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