Question

Each year on Mother's Day, Bert gives his mom a handmade card. This year, he's making her

a card shaped like a trapezoid that opens to reveal pop-up roses. The trapezoid has a height
of 6 inches. One of the bases is 5 inches long, and the other base is 8 inches long.
What is the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

the answer is 39 square inches

Answer 2

Answer: 39 square inches

Explanation:

area of trapezium = 0.5 X (sum of parallel sides) X height

= 0.5 X (5 +8) X 6

= 0.5 X 13 X 6

= 39 (square inches)