Find the area of the figure. ( sides meet at right angles)

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asked Jan 19, 2021 40.3k views

2 Answers

Andreas Krey · Answer 1 · 2021-01-20T08:10:59+0000

Answer:

55 square feet

Explanation:

We can represent the area as a sum of two rectangles.

A = 8 * 5 + 5 * 3 = 40 + 15 = 55 square feet

Terpinmd · Answer 2 · 2021-01-23T00:40:34+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

Area of rectangle at top

length =5ft; breadth = 3 ft

Area = 5*3 = 15 sq.ft

Area of rectangle at bottom

length = 8ft ; breadth =8-3 = 5 feet

Area = 8*5 = 40 sq.ft

Area of the figure = 15 + 40 = 55 sq.ft