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Math worksheet featuring four composite figures where students must calculate the area and perimeter based on given side lengths.

Area and perimeter of composite figures worksheet with four L-shaped geometry problems.

Area and perimeter of composite figures worksheet with four L-shaped geometry problems.

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Let's solve each composite figure one by one, calculating both Area and Perimeter.

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🔹 Figure 1



Dimensions:
- Top rectangle: 10 cm (width) × 3 cm (height)
- Bottom right rectangle: 5 cm (width) × 4 cm (height)
*(Note: The total height is 7 cm, so the bottom part is 7 - 3 = 4 cm tall)*

We can split this into two rectangles:

Area Calculation:

- Top rectangle: 10 × 3 = 30 cm²
- Bottom rectangle: 5 × 4 = 20 cm²
- Total Area = 30 + 20 = 50 cm²

Perimeter Calculation:

We trace the outer boundary:

- Top: 10 cm
- Right side: 7 cm
- Bottom: 5 cm
- Left side of bottom step: 4 cm (down)
- Top of bottom step: 4 cm (left)
- Left side of top rectangle: 3 cm (up)

Wait — better to think of it as a full rectangle minus a missing piece, but easier to just add all outer edges:

Start from top-left corner, go clockwise:

1. Top edge → 10 cm
2. Right edge → 7 cm
3. Bottom edge → 5 cm
4. Up the inner vertical → 4 cm
5. Left along the step → 4 cm
6. Up the left side → 3 cm

Total Perimeter = 10 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 = 33 cm

✔️ Answer for Figure 1:
> Area : 50 cm²
> Perimeter : 33 cm

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🔹 Figure 2



This is an L-shape or step shape.

We can split it into two rectangles:

Option 1:
- Left rectangle: 6 mm wide × 8 mm high
- Right rectangle: (10 - 6) = 4 mm wide × 6 mm high

Area Calculation:

- Left: 6 × 8 = 48 mm²
- Right: 4 × 6 = 24 mm²
- Total Area = 48 + 24 = 72 mm²

Perimeter Calculation:

Trace outer edges:

Start at top-left:

1. Top: 6 mm
2. Down right side of top part: 2 mm (since total height is 8, and lower part is 6, so drop 2 mm)
3. Right: 4 mm (width of lower part)
4. Down: 6 mm
5. Left: 10 mm (bottom)
6. Up: 8 mm (left side)

Wait — let’s list all outer sides carefully:

Actually, perimeter = sum of all outer edges:

Top: 6 mm
Right side: 8 mm (full height)
Bottom: 10 mm
Left side: 8 mm
But we have an indent on the top-right!

Better method: imagine "unfolding" the shape — perimeter is same as if it were a full 10×8 rectangle, because the step doesn’t add or remove any outer edge — it just shifts it.

Full rectangle: 10×8 → perimeter = 2×(10+8) = 36 mm

But wait — that’s only true if the step is internal. In this case, the step is external? No — actually, in this figure, the top-right is indented inward.

So actual perimeter:

Top: 6 mm
Then down 2 mm (to the step)
Then right 4 mm
Then down 6 mm
Then left 10 mm
Then up 8 mm

That gives: 6 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 8 = 36 mm

Alternatively, you can see that the perimeter equals the perimeter of the bounding rectangle (10×8), which is 2×(10+8)=36 mm — because every time you cut out a rectangle from the corner, you remove two sides but add two equal sides — so perimeter remains the same.

✔️ Answer for Figure 2:
> Area : 72 mm²
> Perimeter : 36 mm

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🔹 Figure 3



Split into two rectangles:

- Left rectangle: 5 m wide × 6 m high
- Bottom rectangle: (8 + 5) = 13 m wide × 3 m high
*(Note: The bottom extends 8m to the right of the left rectangle, so total width = 5 + 8 = 13m)*

Area Calculation:

- Left: 5 × 6 = 30 m²
- Bottom: 13 × 3 = 39 m²
- Total Area = 30 + 39 = 69 m²

Perimeter Calculation:

Trace outer path:

Start top-left:

1. Top: 5 m
2. Down left: 6 m
3. Right along bottom of left part: 8 m
4. Down: 3 m
5. Left along bottom: 13 m
6. Up left side: 9 m (6 + 3)

Wait — let’s do it properly:

Actually, better to list all outer edges:

Top: 5 m
Right side of top part: 6 m
Then right along step: 8 m
Down: 3 m
Bottom: 13 m
Left: 9 m (6 + 3)

Total: 5 + 6 + 8 + 3 + 13 + 9 = 44 m

Check: Alternatively, think of bounding box: 13m wide × 9m high → perimeter = 2×(13+9)=44 m — again, same as before because the step doesn’t change perimeter.

✔️ Answer for Figure 3:
> Area : 69
> Perimeter : 44 m

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🔹 Figure 4



This is similar to Figure 2 — a rectangle with a step cut out from the bottom-right.

We can calculate area by subtracting the missing rectangle from the full rectangle.

Full rectangle: 8 cm high × (5 + 4) = 9 cm wide → 8 × 9 = 72 cm²
Missing rectangle: 4 cm wide × (8 - 6) = 2 cm high → 4 × 2 = 8 cm²
→ Area = 72 - 8 = 64 cm²

Alternative (additive):

Split into two rectangles:

- Left: 5 cm × 8 cm = 40 cm²
- Right: 4 cm × 6 cm = 24 cm²
→ Total = 40 + 24 = 64 cm²

Perimeter Calculation:

Again, like Figure 2 — the step doesn't change the outer perimeter.

Bounding rectangle: 9 cm × 8 cm → perimeter = 2×(9+8) = 34 cm

Confirm by tracing:

Top: 9 cm
Right: 6 cm
Down step: 2 cm
Left along step: 4 cm
Down: 8 cm
Left: 5 cm
Up: 8 cm? Wait — no.

Better:

Start top-left:

1. Top: 9 cm
2. Down right: 6 cm
3. Left along step: 4 cm
4. Down: 2 cm
5. Left: 5 cm
6. Up: 8 cm

Total: 9 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 8 = 34 cm

✔️ Answer for Figure 4:
> Area : 64 cm²
> Perimeter : 34 cm

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## Final Answers:

1)
Area : 50 cm²
Perimeter : 33 cm

2)
Area : 72 mm²
Perimeter : 36 mm

3)
Area : 69
Perimeter : 44 m

4)
Area : 64 cm²
Perimeter : 34 cm

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📌 Note: All answers are written without spaces as instructed.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of area of complex shapes worksheet.
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