General formula for area of triangle is
.
Where:
is height of triangle perpendicular to base side of triangle.
is the length of base side of triangle.
Multiplying
and
results in rectangle, dividing that by 2 gives you area of a triangle.
Hope this helps.
m = 4, p = 4
Note that when two variables are placed directly next to each other, you are multiplying
plug in 4 for both m and p
(4)(4) + 4
Multiply
4 x 4 = 16
Add
16 + 4 = 20
20 is your answer
hope this helps
The answer should be found by rounding 376 to 380 and 266 to 270....you will get 650