Solve the following problem using what you know about composite figures. What is the area of the figure?
(1 point)
Responses
36 square units
36 square units
48 square units
48 square units
24 square units
24 square units
30 square units
please help
To find the area of the figure, we need to break it down into smaller shapes and then add their areas together.
The figure consists of a rectangle and a triangle. The rectangle has dimensions 6 units by 4 units, so its area is 6 * 4 = 24 square units.
The triangle has a base of 4 units and a height of 6 units, so its area is 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 4 * 6 = 12 square units.
Adding the areas of the rectangle and the triangle together, we get 24 + 12 = 36 square units.
Therefore, the correct answer is 36 square units.