Marissa is painting her rectangular patio, with the exception of a bench that does not need to be painted:

rectangle with a length of x plus 15 and width of x plus 10 with a rectangle in the bottom right corner labeled bench that has a length of 5 and width of 1

Write an equation to determine the area, A, of the patio that will be painted.

A = (x + 20)(x + 10) − 12 is the correct answer

Step-by-step explanation:

We would take the length and width of the patio and subtract it by the area that does not need to be painted.

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