Calculate the area of compound rectilinear shapes | Maths

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Match the start and end of the sentences to describe the shapes correctly.
- A shape with all right angles
  
  ⇔
  
  is a rectilinear shape. ✓
- A shape made of two or more shapes
  
  ⇔
  
  is a compound shape. ✓
The area of a compound shape made of two rectangles can be calculated by ______ the area of each rectangle.
- dividing
- multiplying
- adding ✓
What is the total area of this compound rectilinear shape? ______ m².
- '70' ✓
Which times table fact is needed to calculate the missing area in this rectilinear shape?
- 13 m x 8 m
- 10 m x 8 m ✓
- 8 m x 3 m
Which multiplications are needed to calculate the area of the shape?
- 7 × 5
- 15 × 5 ✓
- 15 × 2 ✓
- 2 × 5
Calculate the area of this rectilinear shape? ______ cm²
- '64' ✓