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Tia wants to hang a big letter T on the door of her bedroom. She plans to cut the T from cardboard and then paint it red. The dimensions of the T are shown in the figure. How much area does Tia need to paint if she paints only one side of the letter?

A.
46 square centimeters
B.
96 square centimeters
C.
176 square centimeters
D.
320 square centimeters

User Nondv
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Answer:

C.

176 square centimeters

Explanation:

User Den Bardadym
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Answer:

176

Explanation:

Solution

S= 16 times 6 + 20 times 4

=96 + 80

= 176 cm

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