Five Pieces of Sheet Metal Have Been Cut to Form $25 \times 15$

question 161

Multiple Choice

Five pieces of sheet metal have been cut to form a container. The five pieces are of sizes $25 \times 15$ , $15 \times 19$ , $25 \times 19$ , $25 \times 19$ and $15 \times 19$ (all in inches) . What is the total area of all five pieces?

• A) 2,085 in. ²
• B) 1,895 in. ²
• C) 2,370 in. ²
• D) 2,270 in. ²
• E) 1,795 in. ²

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