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Question 16

The diagram shows the front face of a wooden block.

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The face is made from a rectangle and a triangle. The rectangle has a height of 14 mm and a width of 11 mm. The total width of the face is 20 mm. The vertical height of the triangular part is 12 mm.

Composite front face formed from an 11 mm by 14 mm rectangle and a triangle with vertical height 12 mm, with total width 20 mm.

Work out the area of the face of the wooden block.

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Area of Compound Shapes Questions

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Practise Edexcel GCSE Maths Area of Compound Shapes with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 35 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Maths (1MA1) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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