Question

The seat of a bench is in the shape of a trapezoid with bases of 6 feet and 3 feet and a

height of 1.5 feet. What is the area of the seat?
The area of the seat is
ft.

Answer 1

6.75 ft^2

Explanation:

The area of the seat can be calculated as follows

a + b/2 × h

6+3/2 × 1.5

9/2 × 1.5

4.5× 1.5

= 6.75 ft^2

Hence the area of the seat is 6.75ft^2