Answer:
The answer is 25 but I'm not sure you can simplify a whole number
from the diagram, we can see that the height or line perpendicular to the parallel sides is 8.5.
likewise we can see that the parallel sides or "bases" are 24.3 and 9.7, so
![\textit{area of a trapezoid}\\\\ A=\cfrac{h(a+b)}{2}~~ \begin{cases} h=height\\ a,b=\stackrel{parallel~sides}{bases}\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ h=8.5\\ a=24.3\\ b=9.7 \end{cases}\implies \begin{array}{llll} A=\cfrac{8.5(24.3+9.7)}{2}\\\\ A=\cfrac{8.5(34)}{2}\implies A=144.5~in^2 \end{array}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Ctextit%7Barea%20of%20a%20trapezoid%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20A%3D%5Ccfrac%7Bh%28a%2Bb%29%7D%7B2%7D~~%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3Dheight%5C%5C%20a%2Cb%3D%5Cstackrel%7Bparallel~sides%7D%7Bbases%7D%5C%5C%5B-0.5em%5D%20%5Chrulefill%5C%5C%20h%3D8.5%5C%5C%20a%3D24.3%5C%5C%20b%3D9.7%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%20A%3D%5Ccfrac%7B8.5%2824.3%2B9.7%29%7D%7B2%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20A%3D%5Ccfrac%7B8.5%2834%29%7D%7B2%7D%5Cimplies%20A%3D144.5~in%5E2%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D)
Answer:
4•8 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Distance= first floor × second ÷ escalator
Distance= 12feet × 12feet ÷ 30 feet
= 12×12÷30
= 4•8 feet