The total surface area of tile floor shown is: 34.5 cm²
What is the Area of the floor?
The formula for Area of a Triangle is:
A = ¹/₂bh
where:
b is base
h is height
The formula for the area of a rectangle is:
A = Length * Width
Thus:
Total surface area of tile floor = ¹/₂(4 * 6) + (3 * 5) + ¹/₂(5 * 3)
Total surface area of tile floor = 34.5 cm²
Complete question is:
A family has a unique pattern in their tile flooring on the patio. An image of one of the tiles is shown. What is the area of the tile shown?
34.5cm²
45cm²
54cm²
57.5cm²