Answer:

Explanation:
Given
Stores and Parking Lots
Required
Determine the area as a sum of area of stores and area of parking lots
First, calculate the area of the stores
The dimension of store A is: 25 by 10
The dimension of store B is: 25 by w
The dimension of stores A and B (as an entity) is: 25 by 10 + w
The area is then calculated as:
-------- A1
Next, calculate the area of the parking lots
The dimension of parking lot A is: 13.5 by 10
The dimension of parking lot B is: 13.5 by w
The dimension of parking lots A and B (as an entity) is: 13.5 by 10 + w
The area is then calculated as:
-------- A2
The area of the shopping center is then calculated as:

