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3tr 6.ft PENNANT Tameeka is in charge of designing a school pennant for spirit week. She wants the base to be 34 feet and the height to be 6-2 feet. She has 20 square feet of paper available. Does she have enough paper? Explain.

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\begin{gathered} \text{base =3}(1)/(2)=(7)/(2)=3.5\text{ fe}et \\ \text{height}=6(1)/(2)=(13)/(2)=6.5feet \\ Area\text{ =}(base\cdot height)/(2) \\ Area\text{ =}(3.5\cdot6.5)/(2)=(22.75)/(2) \\ \text{Area}=11.375feet^2 \\ \text{she has enough paper beacuse the }pennant\text{ n}eeds\text{ 11.375}feet^2\text{ and she has 20}feet^2\text{ of paper available} \end{gathered}

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