The area of a trapezoid = (h/2) (a + b) where h = the perpendicular distance between the 2 parallel sides and a and b are the lengths of the 2 parallel sides.
8 girls to every 3 boys. You can make an equation to solve this: 8x + 3x = 528. 528 = 11x. Then divide 528 by 11 to get 48. x=48. 8(48) = 384 girls. 3(48) = 144 boys.