Question

Please help! I got 40 every time but there is no 40 on the multiple choice! :(

Answer 1

ok well i forget how to find the area of a trapezoid but you can solve it by breaking it down into a rectangle and two triangles

so for the rectangle multiply 7 by 4 to get 28

for the triangle you have to subtract 7 from ten to get 3 this is the length of the base. then you multiply 4 by 3 by 0.5 to get 6

now you have two triangles so multiply 6 by 2 to get 12

now add it all up to get 28+12=40

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm so this isn't an answer choice

i looked up the trapezoid formula and it is
`A=(a+b)/(2) h`

so if you fill in the blanks A=((7+10)/2)4

so A=(17/2)4

A=8.5*4

A=34

so the actual answer is 34 feet

but i see how you got 40