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An illustration shows a polygon where the top, right, and bottom sides are perpendicular to each other. A smaller rectangular piece is missing from the center of the left side of the polygon inward. The dimensions are as follows: the top side is 6, the right side is 8, and the bottom side is 6. The left side is divided into three parts. It shows a vertical width of 2 from the top

Solve the following problem using what you know about composite figures. What is the area of the figure?

(1 point)

30 square units

48 square units

24 square units

36 square units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Bounding rectangle = 6 × 8 = 48. The missing rectangular cutout has height 8 − 2 − 2 = 4 and width 3, so its area = 3 × 4 = 12.

Area of figure = 48 − 12 = 36 square units.

Answer: 36 square units.