Area of Composite Figures Quick Check 4 of 54 of 5 Items Question Use the image to answer the question. John Roy creates this drawing of a composite shape for an art contest. The area of the drawing is 78 square centimeters. What is the height of the rectangle? (1 point) Responses 13 centimeters 13 centimeters 12 centimeters 12 centimeters 10 centimeters 10 centimeters 8 centimeters 8 centimeters Skip to navigation
To find the height of the rectangle, we can divide the total area of 78 square centimeters by the width of the rectangle.
Let the width of the rectangle be x. The area of the rectangle would be x * 6 = 6x.
Next, since the total area is 78 square centimeters, we have the equation:
6x = 78
Solving for x:
x = 78 / 6
x = 13
Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 13 centimeters.