Answer: 225 square feet
Explanation:
We find the area of the 4 triangle and the area of the rectangle and thereafter we add everything together.
Area of triangle 1 = 1/2 base × height
= 1/2 × 12 × 8
=96/2
=48
Area of triangle 2 = area of triangle 1= 48( because the opposite triangle are congruent so they have equal base and height)
Area of triangle 3 = 1/2×base×height
= 1/2 × 6 ×9.5
= 57/2
=28.5
Area of triangle 4=Area of triangle 3 = 57 (the opposite triangle are congruent and so they have the same base and height hence the same area)
Area of the rectangle = length×breadth
=12 × 6 =72
Total surface area = addition of all the areas of the triangles and the rectangle
Total surface area= 48+48+57+57+72 = 225
Therefore, the total surface area is 225 square feet