Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a polygon where the top, right, and bottom sides are perpendicular to each other. A smaller rectangular piece is missing from the center of the left side of the polygon inward. The dimensions are as follows: the top side is 6, the right side is 8, and the bottom side is 6. The left side is divided into three parts. It shows a vertical width of 2 from the top
Solve the following problem using what you know about composite figures. What is the area of the figure?
(1 point)
Responses
24 square units
24 square units
48 square units
48 square units
30 square units
30 square units
36 square units
The area of the figure can be calculated by dividing it into two rectangles and adding their areas together.
The first rectangle has dimensions 6 (top) x 2 (left) = 12 square units
The second rectangle has dimensions 4 (top) x 6 (bottom) = 24 square units
Adding the areas of these two rectangles together:
12 + 24 = 36 square units
Therefore, the area of the figure is 36 square units.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
36 square units