Question

Find the area. The figure is not drawn to scale.

Answer 1

The figure on the top left is a triangle with base 11 and height 8, for an area of

$A_1=\dfrac{11\cdot 8}{2}=44$

Immediately below, we have a rectangle with dimensions 11 and 9, for an area of

$A_2=11\cdot 9=99$

Moving to the right, we have a parallelogram with base 9 and heght 11, which again has height

$A_3=11\cdot 9=99$

Finally, the rightmost figure is a triangle with base 8 and height 9, for a total of

$A_4=\dfrac{8\cdot 9}{4}=36$

Sum these areas and you'll get the total area