Question

(please add explanation)

Referring to the figure, what is the area of the trapezoid shown?
a. 114 in2 c. 528 in2
b. 15.5 in2 d. 228 in2

Answer 1

Answer: a

because 11+8 is 19x 12 is 228/2 is 114

Answer 2

Answer: A.

Explanation:

A=a+b over 2 times h is the formula for this problem

Plugging in the numbers you get the formula 8+11/2 times 12

8+11= 19

19/2=9.5

9.5 times 12 is 114

your answer is 114 in so A.