What is the area of the figure?
An irregular figure is shown. Starting from the bottom left corner of the figure, the outline of the figure moves up 8 inches, to the right 4 inches, down 4 inches, to the right 4 inches, down 4 inches, and to the left 8 inches to end at the starting point.
A.108 square inches
B.64 square inches
C.48 square inches
D.32 square inches
To find the area of this figure, we can split it up into two rectangles.
The first rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 4 inches, so its area is 8 x 4 = 32 square inches.
The second rectangle has a length of 4 inches and a width of 8 inches, so its area is 4 x 8 = 32 square inches.
Adding these two areas together, we get a total area of 32 + 32 = 64 square inches.
Therefore, the answer is option B, 64 square inches.