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What is the area of this shape?

What is the area of this shape?-example-1

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30m2 because the formula is base times height.I hope this helps
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Answer:

30 meters squared

Explanation:

First of all, we need to split the shape into different shapes. In this case, two triangles and a rectangle. We know that the triangle on the left has a height of 3 meters, and a width of 3 meters, and the formula for the area of a triangle is:

(b*h)/2 = A

So, we can plug in the values:

(4*3)/2 = A

Then, solve.

12/2 = A

6 = A

So, the triangle on the left is 6 meters squared. There is another copy of that triangle, so that means that both of the triangles combined is:

6*2 = 12 meters squared

Lastly, we need to find out the middle rectangle, which is 6 meters by 3 meters. The area of a rectangle is:

L*W = A

Plug the values...

6*3 = 18 square meters

So, the rectangle is 18 meters squared.

Our last step is to add the area for all the shapes. That would be:

12 + 18 = 30 meters squared.

Therefore, the area of this shape is 30 meters squared. Hope this helps!

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