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?

Question

6 cm
6 cm
A. 13 centimeters
B. 8 centimeters
C. 10 centimeters
D. 12 centimeters

Answer 1

It is not possible to determine the height of the rectangle just by knowing the area of the drawing. There could be multiple combinations of length and width that could result in an area of 78 square centimeters. More information is needed to determine the height of the rectangle in this case.