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8. What is the area of the figure below?

8. What is the area of the figure below?-example-1
User Ricardo Zea
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Answer:

C. 624 cm^2

Explanation:

Find area of bottom rectangle:

12*24 = 288

Find area of upper rectangle (excluding the bottom part)

The bottom part is 12 inches long

(40-12) * 12

28*12

336

336+288 = 624

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