Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a polygon where the top, right, and bottom sides are perpendicular to each other. A smaller rectangular piece is missing from the center of the left side of the polygon inward. The dimensions are as follows: the top side is 6, the right side is 8, and the bottom side is 6. The left side is divided into three parts. It shows a vertical width of 2 from the top
Solve the following problem using what you know about composite figures. What is the area of the figure?
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Responses
24 square units
24 square units
48 square units
48 square units
36 square units
36 square units
30 square units
The missing rectangular piece in the figure has dimensions of 2 by 6, so the missing area is 2 x 6 = 12 square units.
The area of the entire figure is the area of the rectangle (6 x 8 = 48) minus the missing area (48 - 12 = 36).
Therefore, the area of the figure is 36 square units.
So the correct answer is: 36 square units.