Question

An artist is designing a kite like the one show below. Calculate the area to determine how much material she will need to create the kite.

A kite with two top triangles with height of 6 inches and a base 8.5 inches. The bottom two triangles share the base but have a height labeled 13 inches.

36 square inches
110.5 square inches
161.5 square inches
323 square inches

Answer 1

161.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

6 x 8.5 = 51
8.5 x 13 = 110.5
Then add them together
Which equals 161.5
So the 3rd one is the right answer