Question

The figure below shows the layout of James's bedroom and the adjoining patio.

Answer 1

To find the area of a rectangle, what you must do is multiply its sides

$\text{Area}=\text{Side}_1\times Side_2$

To find the area we divide the room into 2 rectangles and then add them

We calculate the area of rectangle A and add it with the area of rectangle B

$\begin{gathered} A_A=(12\times6) \\ A_B=(8\times2) \end{gathered}$

So John's sandbox area is letter D

$(12\times6)+(8\times2)$