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Answer:

triangle on the left: 6 sq ft. triangle on the right: 28 sq ft. rectangle: 128. altogether, 162 sq ft. the trapezoid is about 61.6.

Explanation:

for the rectangle the formula is bxh (base x height). for a triangle, it is bxh/2, or base times height divided by 2. for a trapezoid, it is b1+b2 x h / 2, or base 1 (bottom) plus base 2 (top) times height, take all of that and divide by 2.

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