Question

Chandler and Tanisha have a backyard that is the shape of a trapezoid. The bases of the trapezoid are 16.3 m and 26.4 m.

and the height of the trapezoid is 17.9 m. Find the area of the backyard to the nearest tenth.
O The area of the backyard is 236.3 m².
O The area of the backyard is 145.9 m².
O The area of the backyard is 389.2 m².
O The area of the backyard is 382.2 m².

Answer 1

382.2 square meters

Explanation:

The formula for a trapezoid is 1/2*h*(b1+b2)

Let's just plug in the numbers.

0.5*17.9*(16.3+26.4)

8.95(42.7)

If we just multiply those two numbers together...

we get 382.165

Rounding that to the nearest tenth...

we get 382.2 square meters.

Feel free to tell me if I did anything wrong! :)