find the area of the composite figure, (I just did 4-5 questions on my own but I need help with this one )

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anonymous · Answer

Answer List:120in2,   234in2   ,    228in2   ,   or 240in2

anonymous · Answer

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phi · Answer

draw a line straight down
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phi · Answer

can you find the area of the left rectangle ?

anonymous · Answer

I tried,@phi

phi · Answer

what are the sides of the rectangle?  hint: top and bottom will have the same length
left and right have the same length

anonymous · Answer

okay so I add them all together and then devide?

phi · Answer

First, what are the lengths of the sides of the rectangle ?
the area will be the width times the height.

to figure out width times height, you need to know two numbers:  the width and the height.
Can you say what the width and the height of the rectangle (left side in my picture) are ?

anonymous · Answer

hold on

anonymous · Answer

just by looking to the right side im guessing the height is between 4-6

phi · Answer

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