Use the image to answer the question.

A composite figure is comprised of a rectangle and two congruent right triangle on either side. The triangle have a height of 4 inches and a width of 3 inches.

The composite shape in the image has an area of 40 square inches. What is the area of the rectangle within the composite shape?

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Responses

7 square inches
7 square inches

16 square inches