What is the area of the composite figure in square units? the numbers to solve this are 4cm 8cm and 10cm
To find the area of the composite figure, we first need to break it down into simpler shapes.
The figure consists of a rectangle with dimensions 10 cm by 8 cm, and a smaller rectangle with dimensions 4 cm by 8 cm attached to one side of the larger rectangle.
The area of the larger rectangle is 10 cm * 8 cm = 80 square cm.
The area of the smaller rectangle is 4 cm * 8 cm = 32 square cm.
To find the total area of the composite figure, we add the areas of the two rectangles together: 80 square cm + 32 square cm = 112 square cm.
Therefore, the area of the composite figure is 112 square cm.