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A trapezoid has base lengths of 8 yards and 4 yards. If the height of the figure is 3 yards, what is the area?

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Since the formula is
(1)/(2)(h)(b₁+b₂), you substitute that in and get
(1)/(2)(3)(8+4) which is
(1)/(2)(3)(12) which results in 3(6)=18.
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