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Find the total area of each rectangle below. Each number inside the rectangle represents the area of that smaller rectangle, while each number along the side represents the length of that portion of the side.
Generic rectangle
left edge topinterior top left
interior top right
left edge bottom
interior
bottom left blankinterior
bottom
right blankbottom edge left
bottom edge right blank
Generic rectangle
left edge topinterior top left
interior top right
left edge bottom
interior
bottom left blankinterior
bottom
right blankbottom edge left
bottom edge right
Find the sides that you know from the products within the boxes.
Now find the areas of all of the boxes inside the rectangle.
Add them together for the total area of the rectangle.
Generic rectangle interior top left blank
interior top right
interior bottom left
interior bottom right blank
bottom edge left
bottom edge right
Use the same strategy for part (b).