Question

The tabletop below is made from right triangles, each the same size. Your company charges $0.20 per square inch for sanding the tabletop. Which of the following is closest to the tabletop’s area, in square inches? 550 950 2,800 3,950 5,600

Answer 1

Explanation:

550

Answer 2

correct answer is 2800.

Explanation:

You take the area of the square which is 20x20 = 400.

There is 5 squares 400x5 = 2000

There is 4 triangles--which is 1/2 the area of 1 square (In this case).

One triangle = 200

200x4 = 800

2000 + 800 = 2800