Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 9 - Review - Page 687: 25

Answer

240 square feet

Work Step by Step

This is a quadrilateral which has two parallel sides, therefore this is a trapezoid. The area of the trapezoid can be calculated as: $T=m\times \frac{a+c}{2}$, where m is the height and $a$ and $c$ are the parallel sides. Here: $T=10\times \frac{12+36}{2}=240$ square feet.
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