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Trent is building a new L-shaped desk for his room. He wants to make sure it

is large enough to hold all his supplies. The dimensions of the desk, in feet,
are shown in the diagram. What is the area of the desk?
A. 24 square feet

B. 45 square feet

C. 23 square feet

D. 33 square feet

Trent is building a new L-shaped desk for his room. He wants to make sure it is large-example-1
User AJNeufeld
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Answer: 33 square feet

Explanation:

First, let's take the area of the rectangle shown here which is 6ft long and 4ft wide

6x4=24

Now let's take the area of the square which is 3ft long and 3ft wide

3x3=9

Now add 24 and 9 for the total area

24+9=33 square feet

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