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Quinn is determining the area of a trapezoid. His work is shown below. mc012-1.jpg Step 1: Break the figure into rectangles and triangles. mc012-2.jpg Step 2: Find the area of the rectangle: mc012-3.jpg. Step 3: Find the area of the triangles: mc012-4.jpg. Step 4: Add the areas together: mc012-5.jpg square centimeters. Which best describes Quinn’s error?

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Answer:

he is right its c

Explanation:

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The answer is C.The area of the triangle in Step 3 should be doubled since there are 2 triangles.
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