Question

Tia wants to hang a big letter T on the door of her bedroom. She plans to cut the T from cardboard and then paint it red. The dimensions of the T are shown in the figure. How much area does Tia need to paint if she paints only one side of the letter?

Answer 1

46 square centimeters
96 square centimeters
176 square centimeters
320 square centimeters

Answer 2

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Answer 3

@dan815 @Michele_Laino

Answer 4

Please help~ :/

Answer 5

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Answer 6

http://prntscr.com/72eyd3 break it up like this and find the area of both of the rectangles

Answer 7

I did, and added both the areas together, and I got 96... I am just making sure it is correct, Unless it isn't ?

Answer 8

Instructions of Dan:
find the area of both of the rectangles

Answer 9

ah its more that just that

Answer 10

20*4 + 16*6=80+80+16 = 176

Answer 11

Thank you

Answer 12

sure, if you dont need anymore help, please rate me :)