Question

Find the area of the large rectangle by finding the area of the two small rectangles and adding them.

Answer 1

The total area is 21 (15+6=21)

Answer 2

Area of the given figure is 21 square units

Explanation:

Area of the rectangle formula is length times width

Area of the top rectangle

Length = 5 and width = 3

So area of top rectangle =5 times 3 is 15 square units

Area of bottom rectangle

length =2 and width =3

So area of bottom rectangle is 2 times 3 is 6 square units

Total area =
`15+6= 21` square units