Question

What is the area of the irregular figure below?

A figure can be broken into a parallelogram and triangle. The parallelogram has a baes of 4 inches and height of 6 inches. The triangle has a base of 4 inches and height of 6 inches.
36 Inches squared
48 Inches squared
144 Inches squared
288 Inches squared

Answer 1

36

Explanation:

Answer 2

B, 48 inches

Explanation:

First calculate the area of the parallelogram: 4 x 6

4 x 6 = 24

Then calculate the area of the triangle: 4 x 6

4 x 6 = 24

Then you add the two areas: (4 x 6) x 2 or 24 x 2

24 x 2 = 48

Therefore, your answer is B, 48 inches