Answer:
320 in²
Explanation:
A compound figure is made up of two or more simple figures.
In this problem, we can split the compound figure into two squares. One of the squares has side length 16 and the other has side length 8. (see the attached image)
Then, we can solve for the squares' areas separately:
larger square smaller square
16 in × 16 in = 256 in² 8 in × 8 in = 64 in²
Finally, to get the area of the compound figure, we can add the areas of each simple figure it is composed of — in this case, the areas of the two squares.
256 in² + 64 in² = 320 in²