Question

Find the area of the trapezoid.

144 square units
72 square units
88 square units
44 square units

Answer 1

44 square units

Explanation:

Area of the trapezoid formula is
`(base1 +  base2)/(2) \cdot height`

To find the base and the height we count the number of units in the graph

Base 1= 13

Base 2= 9 and height = 4

Now plug in all the values in the formula and find the area of the trapezoid

Area of the trapezoid=
`(base1 +  base2)/(2) \cdot height`

=
`(13+9)/(2) \cdot 4`

=
`(22)/(2) \cdot 4`

=44 square units

Answer 2

area = 13+9=22

22/2 = 11

11x 4 = 44 square units