Question

8cm 5cm 10cm 12cm 6.4cm 5cm, what is the area, rounded to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

The area of the shape is;

`90cm^2`

Here, we to get the area of the shape

To do this, we will need to divide the shape into fragments

By completing the line, we have the fragments as follows;

A rectangle that measures 8 cm by 10 cm

And;

A triangle of base 4 cm and height of 5 cm

The area of the rectangle is the products of its two sides

We have this as;

`8\text{ }*10=80cm^2`

The area of the triangle is product of its base and height, divided by two

We have this as;

`(1)/(2)*5*4=10cm^2`

The area of the shape is the sum of these areas

We have this as;

`80cm^2+10cm^2=90cm^2`