Answer:
A, 14 square units
Step-by-step explanation:
What I would do is separate them into 4 shapes like the picture below
Because all of the shapes are rectangles, you can use the formula
[tex]A=L*W[/tex]
For shape #1, the length is 1 and the width is 3. Plot the numbers
[tex]A=1*3[/tex]
Multiply 1 by 3 to get
[tex]A=3[/tex]
The area of shape #1 is 3
The length and width of shape #2 and 3 are the same as 1, so you can multiply the area of shape #1 by 3 to get
[tex]3*3[/tex]
[tex]9[/tex]
The area of shape #1, 2, and 3 are 9.
Next, you want to find the area of shape #4 which has a length of 5 and a width of 1.
Use the same formula to get
[tex]A=5*1[/tex]
Multiply 5 by 1 to get
[tex]A=5[/tex]
The area of shape #4 is 5
The way to find the surface area of the whole figure is to add the area of all the shapes individually, or do what I did and add 5, to 9
[tex]A=5+9[/tex]
This gives you your answer which is
[tex]A=14[/tex]
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask any more questions if you are confused.
Have a great day! :)
