Question

Please help with this question on area!

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a triangle is one-half times the base times the height.  The height of both triangles is 4 (the height of the triangle on the left is "outside" of the triangle).  So the area of the triangle on the left is

$A=\frac{1}{2}(6)(4)$ so the area is 12

The area of the triangle on the right is

$A=\frac{1}{2}(8)(4)$ so the area is 16.

Adding those 2 areas together gives you a total area of 28 in squared.