How many faces are there?a. 6 b. 16 c. 9 d. 8

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Ventiseis · Answer 1 · 2023-03-16T04:55:54+0000

Step-by-step explanation:

The shape comprises of a rectangular based pyramid mounted on a rectangular prism

Step 1:

The number of faces on a rectangular based pyramid is

$\begin{gathered} 5 \\ excluding\text{ }the\text{ }base,we\text{ }will\text{ }have \\ 4\text{ }triangular\text{ }faces \end{gathered}$

Step 2:

The number of faces on a rectangular prism is

$\begin{gathered} 6 \\ excluding\text{ the top shared with the pramid, we will have} \\ 5 \end{gathered}$

Hence,

The total number of faces in the shape will be calculated below as

$\begin{gathered} faces=4+5 \\ faces=9 \end{gathered}$

Hence,

The final answer is

OPTION C is the correct answer