Question

What is the area of the figure below?

Answer 1

The answer is B. 33 cm^2

Explanation:

Area Formula of Square/Rectangle: Area = Length * Width

Left Box:

Area = Length * Width

Area = 4 cm * 2 cm = 8 cm^2

Right Box:

Area = Length * Width

Area = 5 cm * 5 cm = 25 cm^2

Total Area = 8 cm^2 + 25 cm^2 = 33 cm^2

Answer 2

B. 33cm^2

Explanation:

To calculate the area of a figure, you'll need to multiply the base times the height.

So, you calculate the area of the two figures and you add them up.

(4x2) + (5x5) = 33cm^2