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Answer:
A. 174
Step-by-step explanation:
Use your number sense. The area can be no larger than the rectangle that is 20 high and 9 wide. That rectangle's area is ...
A = LW = (20)(9) = 180
The only answer choice smaller than 180 is ...
A. 174 . . . . . square units
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If you want to compute it exactly, you can make note of the size of the empty space at the upper left corner. That space is 20-18 = 2 units high and 9-6 = 3 units wide. Its area is A = LW = (3)(2) = 6 square units. When that empty space is subtracted from the overall rectangle area, the result is ...
180 square units - 6 square units = 174 square units.
