FINDING THE AREA OF

IRREGULAR FIGURES
MADE UP OF SQUARES
AND RECTANGLES
USING SQUARE
CENTIMETER AND
SQUARE METER
• Area is the number of square
units that cover a surface or a
region
• Irregular figure a figure that
does not have equal sides or
equal angles
 Look at the figure. It is an irregular figure.

8cm

4cm
A

To find the area of the figure, you do these:

 Area of rectangle A = 8 cm x 4cm = 32 square cm (sq. cm)
 Area of square B = 4 cm x 4 cm = 16 sq. cm
 Add the areas = 32 + 16 = 48 sq. cm
 Look at the figure. It is an irregular figure.
5m

A
9m

B
There is a square and rectangle labeled A and B
 Area of square =
 Area of rectangle =
 Add the areas = sq. m
A.