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Mrs. Dobbs wants to replace the grass in her backyard and needs to find the area, in square feet, so she can purchase sod. The area is composed of a triangle and rectangles as shown below.

Mrs. Dobbs wants to replace the grass in her backyard and needs to find the area, in-example-1

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158 square feet total
User Prasannajit
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Answer: 158 square feet

Explanation:

Area of the rectangle is; 128 feet

Area of the triangle is; 30 feet

Area of the triangle + area of the rectangle is; 158 square feet

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