👉 To find the total area of a composite shape, imagine it as a series of simpler shapes (like rectangles or triangles) that make up the whole. You calculate the area of each individual shape separately and then add them together to get the total area. For example, if you have a rectangle with length 10 units and width 5 units, plus a triangle with base 6 units and height 4 units, you first find the area of each (10
5 = 50 for the rectangle and 0.5
6
4 = 12 for the triangle), then sum them to get 62 square units.