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Mariam is making

the bag shown.
She has 120 square
inches of pink
fabric that she
would like to use it 8 in
for the front of the bag. Does
she have enough pink fabric?

Mariam is making the bag shown. She has 120 square inches of pink fabric that she-example-1

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Answer:

no

Explanation:

A trapezoid is shown, not a bag. If we assume that this shape is supposed to be the front of the bag, Mariam does NOT have enough pink fabric to make the front of the bag from pink fabric.

The area of the trapezoid shown is ...

A = (1/2)(b1 +b2)h

A = (1/2)(9 in + 8 in)(15 in) = 127.5 in^2

This area is larger than the amount of fabric Mariam has, so she does not have enough.

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