Final answer:
To find the total area of a shape composed of two rectangles, calculate the area of each rectangle and add them up. Without specific dimensions, we can't provide a numerical answer but can explain that the area is the product of length and width. For similar shapes, such as squares, doubling the side length results in quadrupling the area.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question involves finding the total area of a shape that consists of two rectangles. To find the total area, you would need to find the area of each rectangle by multiplying its length by its width and then add the two areas together. However, the dimensions of the rectangles are not provided here, so I can only explain the process rather than provide a numerical answer.
For example, if a student has a shape made from two rectangles where the first rectangle has a length of 3 inches and a width of 4 inches, and the second rectangle has a length of 5 inches and a width of 2 inches, the total area would be calculated as follows: Area of first rectangle = 3 inches × 4 inches = 12 square inches, Area of second rectangle = 5 inches × 2 inches = 10 square inches, Total area = 12 square inches + 10 square inches = 22 square inches.
A similar problem is described where Marta has two squares. The area of the larger square is four times the area of the smaller square because when the side length of a square is doubled, the area increases by a factor of 2², which is 4.