What is the area of the composite figure in square units? the numbers to solve this are 4cm 8cm and 10cm

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To find the area of the composite figure, we first need to break it down into simpler shapes.

The figure consists of a rectangle with dimensions 10 cm by 8 cm, and a smaller rectangle with dimensions 4 cm by 8 cm attached to one side of the larger rectangle.

The area of the larger rectangle is 10 cm * 8 cm = 80 square cm.

The area of the smaller rectangle is 4 cm * 8 cm = 32 square cm.

To find the total area of the composite figure, we add the areas of the two rectangles together: 80 square cm + 32 square cm = 112 square cm.

Therefore, the area of the composite figure is 112 square cm.