Question

Geometry help!

Answer 1

I thought it was 410, but it isn't an answer

Answer 2

Find the area of the bigger rectangle. ignore the smaller one for now.

Answer 3

360

Answer 4

Yes. You multiplied 18 by 20. Correct.

Now find the area of the smaller rectangle. What are its dimensions?

Answer 5

The smaller ones are squares with sides of 5, so 25

Answer 6

The area of the larger rectangle is 360, as you have already found.
Use the same procedure to find the area of the smaller rectangle.

Answer 7

25 m?

Answer 8

How did you get 25? What are the dimensions of the smaller rectangle? They are not 5 by 5.

Answer 9

I'm confused?? I thought it was 5x5

Answer 10

To find an area, do you multiply or add? or ... ?

Answer 11

multiply

Answer 12

No, it's not 5x5. Look at the diagram again: