CEMC Fermat, 2001

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Two rectangles overlap with their common region being a smaller rectangle, as shown. The total area of the shaded region is

(A) $45$ (B) $70$ (C) $52$ (D) $79$ (E) $73$

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