HELP AGAIN Three squares each have sides of length 6 units and overlap each other as shown below. The points where the sides cross are midpoints. Find the area of the gray figure in square units.

90

Step-by-step explanation:

Partition the figure by extending the sides of the ``middle'' square as shown at the right. Each original square contains four $3 \times 3$ small squares. The shaded figure consists of ten $3 \times 3$ squares, so its area is $10 \times 9 = \boxed{90\text{ square

units}}$.

3

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