Help! Quick! Find the area of the composite figure

60m

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of the triangle you multiply the base by height and divide by two, but we don’t know the base of the triangle!

Luckily, the bottom of the triangle is a rectangle. Rectangles are symmetrical, and the other side of the rectangle is 8.

So, the base of the triangle is 8.

Now let’s find the area of the triangle:

8 x 5 = 40

40/2 = 20

20 is the area of the triangle

Now, we must find the area of the rectangle!

The formula for rectangle area is just width x length:

8 x 5 = 40

Add them together:

40 + 20 = 60

Therefore, the area is 60m.