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4-56.
Label each remaining side using centimeters.
Our first method of finding the area is to divide the shapeinto smaller rectangles and label their areas.
(9)(7) + (5)(6) = 63 + 30 = 93 square centimeters
Another method for finding the area is to subtract the area of the rectangle in the upper-right corner from the area of the purple rectangle. Show that this method gives the same answer as Method 1.