Question

A section of a deck is shaped like a trapezoid. For this section, the length of one base is 31 feet, and the length of the other base is 24 feet. The height is 14 feet. What is the area of this section of the deck?

Answer 1

Area of a trapezoid= (big base+small base)/2 x height

A=(67+54)/2 x 18

A=60.5 x 18

A=1089