Answer:
296 ft²
Step-by-step explanation: 5 18 7 20
There are a few ways to calculate the area of the tihis composit figure.
The one way is to calculate the entire area of the big rectangle with the voided area and substract the smaller voided rectangle
Big rectangle with voided area
26 × 16 = 26 × 10 + 26 × 6 = 260 + 156 = 416
Small Void Rectangle = 6 × (26 - 2 - 4)
= 6 × 20
= 120
Total area = Big rectangle with voided area - Small Void Rectangle
= 416 - 120
= 296 ft²
another way is to add up three areas
large filled rectangle + smaller filled rectangle + smallest filled rectangle
10 × 26 + 4 × 6 + 2 × 6
260 + 24 + 12
296 ft²
