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On a bicycle trail, the city is painting arrows like the one shown below:

Calculate the area of the arrow by decomposing it into rectangles and triangles. (4 points)

Group of answer choices

148.5 square centimeters

151.5 square centimeters

171 square centimeters

195 square centimeters
Its confusing

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Answer:

151.5 cm^2

Step-by-step explanation:

lets cut stright acrros so you have a triangle 13 (base) by 3 cm (high)

area of a triangle is 1/2 base times hight --> 13x3/2 = 19.5cm^2

now lets doi the rectangle that is 12 by 11

Length times hight is the area is 132

add both areas 132 + 19.5

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