Question

Fatima is painting this cardboard cut out for her class play. the cutout is a trapezoid 3 m tall. it has a square opening. what is the area that Fatima needs to paint?

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Answer 1

8 square meters

Explanation:

Area of the trapezoid is (1/2)(3)(2+4)=9

Area of the trapezoid is (1)(1)=1

So the area she needs to paint is 9 - 1 = 8