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Area of Compound Shapes

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Question 1

The diagram shows the plan of a garden. The garden is made from a rectangle and a triangle. The rectangle has a length of 35m and a width of 20m. The triangle has a base of 12m and a perpendicular height of 15m. A gardener charges £6 per square metre to turf the garden.

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

Plan of a garden formed by a 35 m by 20 m rectangle and an attached triangle with base 12 m and dashed perpendicular height 15 m.

Work out the total cost to turf the garden.

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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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