Question

Find the area. Round to the nearest tenth.
6 ft
3 ft
12.16 ft
9.16 ft
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Answer 1

`\huge \boxed{\mathrm{100.4 \ ft^2 }}`

Explanation:

To find the area of the shape, we can add the area of the rectangle with the area of the triangle.

Area of rectangle :

base × height

6 ft × 12.16 ft

72.96 ft²

Area of triangle :

base × height × 1/2

(12 ft - 6 ft) × 9.16 ft × 1/2

6ft × 9.16 ft × 1/2

27.48 ft²

Adding the areas.

72.96 ft² + 27.48 ft²

100.44 ft²

≈ 100.4 ft² (rounded to nearest tenth)

Answer 2

100.5 ft^2

Explanation:

First find the area of the rectangle

A = l*w

A = 12.16 * 6

A =72.96 ft^2

Then find the area of the triangle

A = 1/2 bh

The base is 12 ft - 6ft = 6ft

The height is 9.16 ft

A = 1/2 ( 9.16) * 6

A = 27.48 ft^2

Add them together

27.48+72.96

100.44 ft^2

Round to the nearest tenth

100.5 ft^2