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An illustration shows a rectangle extending upward on the top left and top right sides forming two more rectangles of varying width and length. The dimensions are as follows: The bottom of the rectangle is 7 miles. The extended left side is 6 miles. The vertical height of the left side rectangular extension is 3 miles. The vertical and horizontal lengths of the right side rectangular extension is 1 mile each. There are six right angle symbols at the vertices of the polygon.
What is the area of the composite figure?
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21 square miles
21 square miles
28 square miles
28 square miles
31 square miles
31 square miles
25 square miles
25 square miles
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25 square miles
To find the area of the composite figure, you can split it into two main parts: a rectangle with a base of 7 miles and a height of 3 miles on the left, and a rectangle with a base of 7 miles and a height of 1 mile on the right.
Area of left rectangle = base x height = 7 miles x 3 miles = 21 square miles
Area of right rectangle = base x height = 7 miles x 1 mile = 7 square miles
Total area = 21 square miles + 7 square miles = 28 square miles.