Answer:
A, 2 · 8 + 2 · 55 + 88
Explanation:
If we find the area of the two triangles above and below, we know the area of one triangle is 8 because (formula for area of triangle: a = bh x 1/2, and a = 8(2) x 1/2 which equals 8). So if we double this area, we would get 2 · 8.
If we were to find the area of both the rectangles that are left and right of this figure, we know the area of one rectangle would be 55 because (formula for area of rectangle: a = l x w, and a = 5(11) would equal 55). So if we'd doubled this, we would get 2 · 55.
If we were to find the area of the rectangle in front of this entire figure, we know the area would be 88 because (formula for area of rectangle: a = l x w, and a = 11(8) which would equal 88).
So if we find the surface area of this figure, we'd just need to piece this together to form:-
2 · 8 + 2 · 55 + 88