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A piece of sheet metal is cut and bent to form a box, as shown. The box has no top. Find the area of the bottom.

72 cm²

36 cm² <-- incorrect

8 cm²

Answer 1

@zepdrix

Answer 2

@phi

Answer 3

@twvogels think you can help?

Answer 4

nevermind I see you're typing.

Answer 5

The bottom is a rectangle; 18cm x 4cm Use the area formula for a rectangle \[A= l \times w\] and plug in known values.

Answer 6

72 would be my answer.

Answer 7

Very good.

Answer 8

thanks for the help.